Kano, Nigeria, Oct 18, 2025 (AFP) - Jihadist ambush kills seven troops in northeast Nigeria

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2025-10-18

Jihadists in Nigeria's restive northeast killed seven troops this week, including an army commander, according to a military intelligence report seen by AFP Saturday. The west African nation is battling a long-running insurgency by militants from Boko Haram and rival breakaway group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). While violence has waned since its peak a decade ago, jihadist attacks are a regular occurrence in the countryside, where......

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