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Cameroon: Two militants killed as army repels Boko Haram attack

Yaounde: At least two militants of the terror group Boko Haram were killed when they launched offensives against a civilian community and the military in Cameroon's Far North region, locals and security sources confirmed Monday.

6,000 Boko Haram militants surrender to Nigerian forces

Abuja/UNI/Sputnik: About 6,000 Boko Haram militants have recently surrendered to the Nigerian government forces, a defense ministry spokesman said on Thursday.

Niger: UN gravely concerned for safety of refugees, following Boko Haram attack

New York: The United Nations voiced grave concern on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of refugees and internally displaced in the wake of a deadly attack on Toumour, a town in southeastern Niger’s Diffa region, near the border with Nigeria.

Death toll from Boko Haram ambush on Nigerian gov't convoy rises to 18

Abuja/Xinhua: Nigerian military confirmed on Sunday the death toll from the extremist group Boko Haram's ambush on a government officials' convoy in Borno state on Friday has risen to 18.

Boko Haram attack in Cameroon leaves 18 dead, 11 injured

Yaounda/Sputnik: Eighteen people are killed and 11 others are seriously injured in an attack by the Boko Haram group in northern Cameroon, L'Oeil du Sahel reported on Sunday.

Boko Haram attack leaves 82 dead in NE Nigeria

Abuja/Xinhua: About 82 bodies had been recovered so far from four attacks in three different locations by suspected Boko Haram militants in a state in Nigeria's northeast region, local sources said on Sunday.

69 killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria: military source

Lagos/Xinhua/uUNI:  At least 69 people, mostly women and children, were killed Tuesday night, when Boko Haram attacked Zowo ward in Gubio area of Nigeria's restive northeastern Borno state, a military source said on Wednesday.

Nigeria confirms key Boko Haram leaders killed in military airstrikes

Abuja/Xinhua/UNI: Key leaders of the Boko Haram group were recently killed following multiple airstrikes by the Nigerian military in the country's northeast region, said the defense headquarters in Abuja on Monday.

Nigeria air force says kills Boko Haram leaders in airstrike

Lagos/Xinhua/UNI: The Nigerian Air Force on Monday said it carried out an airstrike and killed several Boko Haram leaders in the restive northeast state of Borno.

Five soldiers killed by Boko Haram in Cameroon's Far North region

Yaounde (Xinhua/UNI) At least five Cameroonian soldiers were killed Saturday night by Boko Haram in a fight in Soueram, a locality in the country's Far North region, the army confirmed on Sunday.

Twelve killed in gunfight between Nigerian troops, Boko Haram militants

Abuja, Aug 12 (Xinhua/UNI) Eight Boko Haram militants and two Nigerian soldiers were killed following a gunfight between troops and the terror group in the troubled northeastern state of Borno, according to military sources on Monday.

Nigeria: Boko Haram terrorists attack a funeral, 65 killed

Abuja, July 29 (IBNS): Suspected Boko Haram terrorists opened fire on a funeral in Nigeria's north-eastern state of Borno and left 65 people killed, media reports said on Monday.

Nigeria confirms 55 Boko Haram militants killed in multilateral operation

Abuja, Mar 15 (Xinhua/UNI) Fifty-five Boko Haram militants were killed in the past two days following a joint operation by forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Benin and Niger, the Nigerian military said Thursday.

Nigeria says kills 50 Boko Haram fighters in multilateral operation

Abuja, Mar 10 (Xinhua/UNI): Fifty Boko Haram militants were killed following a joint operation by forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger, the Nigerian military said on Sunday.

13 soldiers, 1 cop killed in Boko Haram ambush in Nigeria

Borno, Dec 26 (IBNS): At least 13 soldiers and a policeman were killed in an ambush by terrorist group Boko Haram in  Borno State of Nigeria on Monday, media reports said on Wednesday.