Raid kills 16 Islamists in Nigeria
Nigerian soldiers killed at least 16 militants, the army yesterday said, after gunfire and blasts rocked an area of the country's northeast where Islamists were believed to be hiding.
Gunfire and explosions erupted in Maiduguri on Tuesday as soldiers moved into the area where Boko Haram members were believed to be hiding.
Maiduguri is at the centre of Boko Haram's insurgency, which has claimed more than 1,000 lives since mid-2009. The group's mosque and headquarters were located there until they were destroyed in a 2009 military assault.
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