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Boko Haram Takes Northeastern Nigerian Towns

The Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has seized several more towns along the country's northeastern border with Cameroon. In Adamawa state, witnesses say Boko Haram militants took over four towns including Michika, killing dozens of civilians and displacing many others. In Borno state, suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked the small town of Bui on Sunday, injuring three soldiers and setting fire to a primary school. Further north, Nigerian army soldiers fought militants to...

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