Nigeria military: Insurgents killed in raid

At least 20 insurgents were killed Friday as Nigeria's military carried out an aerial bombardment of suspected militant Islamist camps in the northeast, a Defense Ministry spokesman said. FULL STORY | WHO ARE BOKO HARAM?  

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