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14 insurgents, 3 soldiers killed in Nigeria offensive

Agence France-PresseMay 19, 2013 22:30
The Nigerian army's offensive against Boko Haram Islamists in the north of the country has left 14 insurgents and three soldiers dead, the defence ministry said Sunday in its latest toll from the operation. "After a mop up of scenes of battle (since Saturday), 14 terrorists were confirmed dead... Altogether three soldiers died, while seven are wounded and are being treated in a military medical facility," the ministry said in a statement. bur/boc/vjf

Nigerian militants killed 46 police in Nassarawa ambush: police

May 12, 2013 07:31
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian militants killed 46 police officers during an ambush in the north central state of Nassarawa this week, the police said on Thursday. It was not clear if the militants in Tuesday's attack were linked to Islamist sect Boko Haram, which has waged an insurgency in northern Nigeria for three years. Boko Haram and other Islamist groups usually operate further north than Nassarawa.

URGENT ¥¥¥ Nigeria military says 20 Islamists killed in northeast

March 3, 2013 09:15
Nigeria's military said Sunday that it killed 20 Boko Haram Islamists while repelling an attack by the extremist group in the embattled northeastern state of Borno. "Boko Haram terrorists attempted to attack a military barracks (in Borno) at about 5:00 am (0400 GMT) today," spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa said in a statement. "The attack was repelled...The encounter led to the death of 20 Boko Haram terrorists." abu-bs/lc

UPDATE 1-France says will not negotiate with hostage-takers

February 26, 2013 08:00
PARIS, Feb 26 (Reuters) - France will not negotiate with gunmen claiming to be from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram who have taken a French family of seven hostage, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday. The three adults and four children were seized in Cameroon's far north near the Nigerian border last week. In a video posted online on Monday, the gunmen threatened to kill them unless authorities in Nigeria and Cameroon released Muslim militants held there.

Boko Haram video shows 'cruelty' of kidnappers: France

February 25, 2013 15:01
France said Monday that a video of a kidnapped French family with their abductors, who claimed to be from Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, was a "shocking" display of the kidnappers' cruelty. "A video of the French family kidnapped last Tuesday in northern Cameroon has been released by Boko Haram," Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in a statement.

URGENT ¥¥¥ Boko Haram video shows 'cruelty' of kidnappers: France

February 25, 2013 14:45
France said Monday that a video of a kidnapped French family with their abductors, who claimed to be from Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, was a "shocking" display of the kidnappers' cruelty. "A video of the French family kidnapped last Tuesday in northern Cameroon has been released by Boko Haram," Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said a in a statement. "For all of us, these images are terribly shocking. They display a cruelty without bounds." mm/jmm

French PM confirms Boko Haram kidnap claim

February 25, 2013 14:31
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault confirmed Monday that Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram had claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of a French family, following the release of a video from the abductors. France "now has the information that Boko Haram claims to be holding" the seven French citizens kidnapped last week in Cameroon, Ayrault said after a top-level meeting following the release of the video on YouTube. Ayrault said the family is "probably held in Nigeria".

Kidnapped French family not freed in Cameroon

February 21, 2013 09:05
France denies release of family kidnapped in Cameroon.
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