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                    [Title] => Nigerians: Cameroon troops chase insurgents, kill 70
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Fleeing villagers in Nigeria's northeast say Cameroonian troops have killed at least 70 residents while chasing Islamic insurgents into communities in the Gwoza area of Borno state.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-23 01:32:01 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20151223/Nigeria-Cameroon-raid.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1517901 [Title] => Troops drive Boko Haram extremists out of Nigerian school [Summary] =>

Nigerian troops have driven Boko Haram extremists out of an abandoned northeastern primary school in a shootout that killed four militants, the army said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-02 13:11:38 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1433180 [Title] => ISIS accepts Boko Haram pledge of allegiance [Summary] =>

Islamic State militants have accepted a pledge of allegiance by the Nigerian-grown Boko Haram extremist group, a spokesman for the Islamic State movement said Thursday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-13 10:28:51 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150313/boko-haram-ISIS.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1433174 [Title] => IS accepts Boko Haram allegiance pledge [Summary] =>

The spokesman for Islamic State militants said Thursday that the extremist group has accepted the pledge of allegiance by West Africa's Boko Haram group.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-13 06:11:01 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150217/abubakar-shekau.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1429922 [Title] => Boko Haram video shows 2 beheaded men accused of spying [Summary] =>

The latest video from Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamic extremist group shows the bodies of two beheaded men accused of spying, and copies some of the hallmarks of propaganda from the Islamic State group.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-04 01:16:44 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1520221 [AuthorName] => Michelle Faul and Haruna Umar [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1424718 [Title] => Boko Haram issues new threat against Niger, Chad [Summary] =>

The Nigeria-based terror group Boko Haram on yesterday threatened neighboring countries Niger and Chad, warning the fighters were prepared to carry out suicide bombings in the countries sending troops to help fight the extremists.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-17 06:02:16 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1297626 [AuthorName] => Edwin Kindzeka Moki and Krista Larson [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1420438 [Title] => Using troops and planes, 3 African nations battle Boko Haram [Summary] =>

Three militaries, using ground troops and warplanes, fought Boko Haram on at least two fronts yesterday with hundreds of the Islamic fighters reported dead as the conflict took on a growing international perspective.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-05 06:18:14 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1347504 [AuthorName] => Haruna Umar and Michelle Faul [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1419360 [Title] => Extremists attack biggest city in northeast Nigeria [Summary] =>

Nigerian troops yesterday repelled Islamic extremists who attacked from four fronts on Maiduguri, the biggest city in northeast Nigeria, with several civilians killed by aerial bombs and grenades and mortar shells on the ground.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-02 06:27:20 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1347504 [AuthorName] => Haruna Umar and Michelle Faul [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1419073 [Title] => Africa agrees to send 7,500 troops to fight Boko Haram [Summary] =>

African leaders have agreed to send 7,500 troops to fight the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, an African Union official said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-01 07:08:55 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302672 [AuthorName] => Elias Meseret [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1413054 [Title] => The Baga massacre [Summary] =>

It’s understandable why  France – and most of the world – would mourn and be furious over the barbaric killings of 12 journalists and five  citizens and policemen  by a widely perceived bunch of Muslim terrorists on Jan. 7 in Paris.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134209 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804859 [AuthorName] => Domini M. Torrevillas [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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