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          Nigeria Says Troops Kill 50 Militants After Barracks Attack

   Nigeria`s military says its soldiers have killed at least 50 Islamist
   militants in an operation to track down those who carried out a deadly
   attack on an army barracks in the country`s northeast.
   Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade said Tuesday
   that 15 soldiers and five civilians were killed during that attack
   Friday in Bama.
   The town is in Borno state, one of the areas where the Nigerian
   government has declared a state of emergency and sent more soldiers to
   battle the Islamists.
   The militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for an attack on a
   Nigerian military base earlier this month in Maiduguri, the capital of
   Borno.
   Boko Haram is believed to be fighting for an Islamic state in northern
   Nigeria, and is blamed for thousands of deaths since it began its
   uprising in 2009.
   Human rights groups have accused the military of using indiscriminate
   and heavy-handed violence in its crackdown.
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