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fromBoston.com
7 hours ago

What to know about the militants targeted by U.S. airstrikes in northwest Nigeria

U.S. airstrikes in Sokoto targeted Islamic State-affiliated militants, marking a major escalation amid Nigeria's widespread armed-group violence and coordination with Nigerian forces.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Armed men kidnap 13 women in Nigeria's latest abduction

A bride and 10 of her bridesmaids were among those abducted on the night of Saturday to Sunday from the village of Chacho in Sokoto State, a resident told the AFP news agency. Bandits stormed our village last night and kidnapped 14 persons, including a bride and 10 bridesmaids, from a house in Zango neighbourhood, said Aliyu Abdullahi, a resident of Chacho village. A baby, the baby's mother and another woman were also taken, Abdullahi added.
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