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Nigeria says has Islamists on defensive - World news - Africa ...

Updated June. 16, 2013

MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Nigeria claimed an early success for its military offensive against Islamist insurgents in the northeast on Monday, saying the militants ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51942606/ns/world_news-africa/t/nigeria-says-has-islam...

Nigeria begins release of Islamist suspects in peace effort ...

Updated 3 hours ago

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's military released 58 women and children suspected of having links with Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram to local ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52058935/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/t/nigeri...

Nigeria army says arrests man behind Delta police killings - World ...

Updated June. 15, 2013

YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - The suspected mastermind behind an ambush in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta in April that killed 12 policemen has been arrested, the ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52134705/ns/world_news/t/nigeria-army-says-arrests-man...

Nigeria eases curfew in northeast, fights on against Boko Haram ...

Updated June. 14, 2013

MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Nigeria relaxed a curfew on Monday in parts of the northeast where its troops are mounting their biggest offensive yet against militants from ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51941577/ns/world_news-africa/t/nigeria-eases-curfew-n...

Nigeria sends jets, attack helicopters to war against Islamist ...

Updated June. 16, 2013

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria -- Nigerian forces used jets and attack helicopters to bombard Islamist militant camps in the northeast on Friday, in their biggest military ...http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/17/18320726-nigeria-sends-jets-attack...

Jets join offensive in northeast Nigeria, opinion split - World ...

Updated June. 17, 2013

YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria sent fighter jets in support of troops fighting increasingly powerful Islamist insurgents in its northeast on Thursday, the second ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51903762/ns/world_news-africa/t/jets-join-offensive-no...

Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested - World ...

Updated June. 11, 2013

LAGOS (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 ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51926997/ns/world_news-africa/t/nigeria-says-rebels-ki...

Insight: Nigeria's Islamists staging bolder, deadlier comeback ...

Updated June. 9, 2013

BAGA, Nigeria (Reuters) - After a crackdown pushed them out of Nigeria's northern cities, Islamist militant group Boko Haram have regrouped, rearmed and are staging a ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51862968/ns/world_news-africa/t/insight-nigerias-islam...

Nigeria - Latest news, videos, and information- NBCNews.com

Updated June. 16, 2013

Latest news, videos, images of Nigeria ... A Nigerian refugee helping former employees of the Maflow automobile air conditioning company eats lunch at the closed ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/33104625/ns/world_news?q=Nigeria

Nigeria's military starts campaign to flush out Islamists - World ...

Updated 11 hours ago

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria launched a campaign on Wednesday to flush Islamist militants out of bases in its border areas a day after President Goodluck Jonathan ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51889967/ns/world_news-africa/t/nigerias-military-star...