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Islamic extremists claim to kill 40 troops in Nigeria town

Nigeria's army claimed victory Wednesday in "a fierce battle" in a remote desert trading post where Islamic extremists said they killed 40 troops from a multinational force.

 

Army spokesman Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman said troops recaptured Malam Fatori town on Tuesday and killed several extremists. But the insurgents regrouped at the nearby border with Niger and attacked again Wednesday. "The operation is continuing," Usman said.

 

ISIS's West Africa Province, one faction of the Boko Haram extremist group, claimed it had annihilated "a convoy of the African Coalition Crusader forces" at Malam Fatori, killing more than 40 soldiers, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors extremist communiques.

 


פרסום ראשון: 09.21.16, 21:10