Boko Haram
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Five killed in Boko Haram raids in Cameroon
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – At least five people were killed after the terror group, Boko Haram, raided two civilian communities in Cameroon's Far North region, local and security sources said on Sunday.
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Suspected Boko Haram terrorists kill at least 40 in Yobe
TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – At least 40 people were killed in Nigeria's Yobe state between Monday and Tuesday after suspected Boko Haram militants shot at villagers and set off a land mine.
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France, US seeking to grow tension between Niger, Nigeria
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, Shi'a leader in Nigeria warned against the possible act of France and the US to create a crisis between Niger and Nigeria by using the Boko Haram terrorist group.
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At least 13 killed in Boko Haram terrorist attacks in Nigeria
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Members of the Boko Haram terrorist group killed 13 people in two separate attacks in northeast Nigeria, local media reported Sunday.
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Gunmen in Nigeria seize eight students in latest abduction
TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – Gunmen in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state kidnapped eight secondary school students coming from school along with an unknown number of others, authorities said on Tuesday, the latest in a wave of such abductions.
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44 Boko Haram terrorists killed in Nigeria
TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Nigerian Defence Headquarters said that 44 Boko Haram terrorists have been killed in the Northeast region.
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11 killed in gunmen attack on NE Nigeria
TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Gunmen attacked an army base and a town in northeast Nigeria killing nine soldiers, two policemen and civilians, security sources and residents said Sunday.
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100 ISIL terrorists drowned in a river in Nigeria
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – News sources on Tuesday reported that more than 100 ISIL (former Boko Haram) terrorists in Nigeria drowned in the river while escaping from the army forces of this country.
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Over 100 ISIL, Boko Haram terrorists killed in Nigeria border
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – More than 100 ISIL and Boko Haram terrorists were killed in a joint military operation by Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon, a Nigerian commander said on Sunday.
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Nigeria's army says killed ISIL new leader in W Africa
TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Nigeria's army said on Thursday it had killed the new leader of the ISIL branch in Africa (ISWAP) in a military operation this month, two weeks after announcing the death of the group's former head Abu Musab al-Barnawi.
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Gunmen kill 18 at mosque in northern Nigeria's Niger state
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Armed men on motorbikes killed at least 18 people at a mosque in Niger state in northern Nigeria.
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Nigerian forces neutralize 87 Boko Haram terrorists
TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Nigerian forces neutralized 87 members of the Boko Haram terrorist organization in operations in the country’s northeast, local media outlets reported Thursday.