Islamic State claims it killed 11 soldiers in Nigeria


Reuters | Updated: 12-05-2019 01:32 IST | Created: 12-05-2019 01:30 IST
Islamic State claims it killed 11 soldiers in Nigeria
The Jihadist organisation said the attack on the soldiers took place in the town in northeastern Borno state on Friday. Image Credit: Flickr / Kurdishstruggle
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Islamic State (IS) killed 11 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on the northeastern town of Gajiganna, the group claimed through its news agency AMAQ on Saturday.

The Jihadist organisation said the attack on the soldiers took place in the town in northeastern Borno state on Friday. It published pictures of burned barracks and dead bodies it claimed belonged to the soldiers.

 

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