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17 Chadian soldiers and 96 rebels killed in a Boko Haram attack, army says

Muhamad Yehia N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants dead in the country’s west, Chad’s army said. The attack in the Lake Chad region happened on Saturday, army spokesperson Gen. Issakh …

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Women were abused in Nigerian military cells

Dozens of women and young girls have been unlawfully detained and abused in Nigerian military detention facilities after escaping captivity by Boko Haram extremists in the country’s northeast, Amnesty International said in a new report. Some of the women were detained with their children for years because of their real …

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