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Nigerian offensive shrouded in mystery
Or somethingIt has been less than 10 days since the Nigerian military began what it calls a massive offensive against Boko Haram, the extremist Islamist militant group that claims ties to al-Qaida and recently captured portions of the country's northeast. While military officials claim to have killed dozens of its fighters and arrested hundreds of its members, destroying their encampments and re-taking at least five districts since the campaign began, none of the information is verifiable. With phone lines down and roads blocked, no independent observers are present along the front lines and some aid workers fled the region after an attack last Saturday. Posted by: badanov 2013-05-25 |
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