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250 Boko Haram fighters killed, say Chadian, Cameroonian armies

Chad's army killed more than 200 militants from Boko Haram on Tuesday in fighting in…

12 die in Maiduguri attacks by Boko Haram: Morgue

No fewer than 12 people were killed on Sunday as Nigerian troops repelled multiple attacks…

Updated: 6 die, 21 injured in Potiskum suicide bombings

Four people were killed in the northeast Nigerian city of Potiskum on Sunday, when two…

Young-girl suicide bomber hits Maiduguri, 20 killed

A suicide bomb attack by a young girl thought to be as young as 10…

Boko Haram: 11 soldiers, many civilians killed in Baga raid

Boko Haram killed dozens of civilians and at least 11 soldiers when the militants took…

2 bodies recovered from Nairobi's collapsed building

Kenya's rescuers have retrieved two bodies from the rubble in a six-storey building, which collapsed…

7 die, 25 wounded in Bauchi market explosion: Nigerian Police

*cause of explosion under investigation The Police in Nigeria's north eastern state of Bauchi said…

19 dead, 25 wounded in Gombe bomb blast: Police

The Nigerian Police in Gombe state said 19 people died and 25 others sustained injuries…

IS Jihadists kill more than 700 Iraqi Kurd fighters

Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said Wednesday that 727 of its fighters have been killed in…

Boko Haram: Military recovers list of towns to be attacked, kills 27 militants

Nigeria military authorities said troops fighting Boko Haram insurgents in North East part of the…