Nigeria: 37 Boko Haram Militants Killed in Military Strikes

Nigeria's military says it killed 37 suspected Boko Haram militants in a ground and air attack that began late Monday on an encampment in a remote area of the country's embattled northeast. A military spokesman said the assault occurred in Borno state. He said arms and ammunition were recovered at the site, and that several vehicles and motorcycles belonging to the Islamist group were destroyed. The military strike came two days after witnesses said heavily armed Boko Haram fighters ...

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