Maiduguri, Nigeria, Oct 7, 2026 (AFP) - Army, jihadist fighting kills two dozen in Nigeria: sources

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2026-10-07

Fighting between the Nigerian military and jihadists left at least two dozen militants and soldiers dead, local and military sources said Wednesday, in the latest attack on a military base in the northeast. A long-running jihadist insurgency in Africa's most populous country, sparked by Boko Haram's 2009 uprising, has eased since its peak a decade ago but violence has been on the rise in the last two years. Militants from Islamic State West Afric......

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