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Nigerian forces bombard Islamist militant camps from the air

altNigerian forces used jets and attack helicopters to bombard Islamist militant camps in the northeast on Friday, in their biggest military offensive since Boko Haram launched an uprising in 2009.
   

Nigerian forces target Islamist strongholds

altNigerian forces attacked Islamist strongholds in the northeast on Thursday, security sources said as an offensive got under way to wrest back territory from increasingly well-armed Boko Haram insurgents.
   

Gunmen attack east Congo army base, at least 31 dead

altAt least 31 people were killed when gunmen attacked an army base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the military said, underlining the challenge facing a new U.N. intervention force in the territory.
   

Former Dutch minister Koenders to be named U.N. Mali envoy: diplomats

altFormer Dutch development minister Gerard Koenders will be named U.N. special envoy for Mali and head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the West African country, where Islamist militants hijacked a revolt by Tuareg rebels, diplomats said.
   

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