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Nigeria military says 10 insurgents killed, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS, May 18 (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to...Tags: Nigeria, Rebellions, Petroleum Industry
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Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Weaponry, Lagos (Nigeria), Crime, Law and Justice, Petroleum Industry
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Nigeria bombs Islamists, U.S. sounds alarm
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not harm civilians. Troops...Tags: Nigeria, Rebellions, Religious Conflicts, Wars and Interventions, Civil Rights
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Gunmen attack police station beyond Nigeria emergency zone
ReutersKANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed a police station and a bank in a town in Nigeria's northwest, beyond a region covered by a military crackdown on a Islamist insurgency, a sign the offensive could provoke violence by smaller militant cells across...Tags: Nigeria, Wars and Interventions, Religious Conflicts, Petroleum Industry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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EDITORIAL: Nigeria's test: The military is called to counter the militants
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe state of emergency declared Tuesday by President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria is a clear signal to the country's large armed forces that it is time for them to take decisive action. The declaration covers three of Nigeria's 36 states -- Adamawa,...Tags: Nigeria, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Nigeria launches airstrikes against Islamist militants
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Security forces in Nigeria have launched airstrikes against encampments of the Islamist militia Boko Haram as part of a major military operation in the country's northeast, military officials said Friday. The airstrikes hit...
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Jets join offensive in northeast Nigeria, opinion split
Reuters* President Jonathan declared state of emergency on Tuesday * Aims to wrest control of remote areas from Islamists * U.S., rights groups fear abuses, worsening violence By Imma Ande YOLA, Nigeria, May 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria sent fighter jets in...Tags: Nigeria, Rebellions, Wars and Interventions, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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Project teaches students about global affairs
The Spokesman-ReviewCourtney Owens, a junior at Central Valley High School, can tell you the leader of Nigeria is Goodluck Jonathan. The country's largest export is oil, and they have a 63.9 percent literacy rate. She said 40 percent of Nigerians are Christian and 50 percent...Tags: Australia, Students, Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1230 GMT, May 16
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - KABUL - A suicide bomber in a car attacked a convoy of foreign troops in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including six Americans, in one of the worst attacks in the Afghan capital in months. - - - - UNITED NATIONS -...Tags: South Africa, Barack Obama, Nigeria, Bulgaria, Google Inc.
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Nigerian forces attack Islamist hideouts in northeast-sources
ReutersMAIDUGURI, May 16 (Reuters) - Nigerian forces began attacking Islamist hideouts in the northeast on Thursday, security sources said, part of an offensive to wrest control of the region from increasingly bold and well-armed Boko Haram insurgents. Soldiers...Tags: Wildlife
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Nigerian forces attack Islamist hideouts in northeast: sources
ReutersMAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Nigerian forces began attacking Islamist hideouts in the northeast on Thursday, security sources said, part of an offensive to wrest control of the region from increasingly bold and well-armed Boko Haram insurgents. Soldiers...Tags: Wildlife
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1715 GMT, May 15
ReutersWASHINGTON - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner raised the possibility of jail time on Wednesday for law violations in the growing scandal involving the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny. -...Tags: David Cameron, U.S. House of Representatives, Nigeria, European Union, Politics
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