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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dyepkazah Shibayan

Nigeria's military says its airstrikes killed 35 Islamic militants in Borno state

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Nigeria's military said it targeted militants with precision airstrikes in the country's northeast early on Saturday, killing at lest 35 suspected jihadis as the West African country grapples with militancy and a resurgent Boko Haram.

The strikes were launched on four targets in the area of Kumshe in Borno state, near the border with Cameroon, according to Ehimen Ejodame, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Air Force.

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