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Boko Haram attacks northeastern Nigerian city, dozens killed
Associated Press ^ | Jan. 25, 2015 | HARUNA UMAR

Posted on 01/25/2015 12:14:15 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper

In fierce fighting Sunday that killed more than 200 combatants, Nigerian troops clashed with Islamic extremists who attacked Maiduguri, the biggest city in northeastern Nigeria, from three fronts.

At the same time the insurgents continued scorched-earth attacks on villages some 200 kilometers (125 miles) to the south in Adamawa state, slitting throats of residents, looting and burning homes and abducting dozens of trapped women and children, according to Vandu Kainu and other escaping survivors.

Adamawa state legislator Adamu Kamale appealed for troops to protect civilians in Michika, where six villages are under attack. “The attacks have continued since Friday with no presence of security operatives,” he complained.

The multiple attacks come as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital nearly 1,000 miles (more than 1,500 kilometers) southwest of Maiduguri, over fears of violence around critical Feb. 14 elections.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.gnom.es ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bokoharam; iran; lagos; maiduguri; nigeria
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1 posted on 01/25/2015 12:14:15 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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In Maiduguri, troops blocked roads into the city, which also prevented civilians from escaping.

... “We believe hundreds of thousands of civilians are now at grave risk,” Amnesty International said.


2 posted on 01/25/2015 12:19:32 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Black Lives Matter.


3 posted on 01/25/2015 12:19:37 PM PST by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Perhaps it makes me a “NAZI” to say it but the Nigerian Moslems may be dealt with successfully only with a program of extermination. When a group to its last man is bent on exterminating everyone else then that suggests- demands, really, the reciprocal approach by everyone else.


4 posted on 01/25/2015 12:23:13 PM PST by arthurus (It's true!)
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To: Veggie Todd

Only if they benefit the Obastard agenda


5 posted on 01/25/2015 12:23:24 PM PST by Viennacon
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To: Veggie Todd
Black Lives Matter.

Negroes feel their sensibilities are offended if non Negroes kill them. That is more appropriately left to other Negroes or to Moslems.

6 posted on 01/25/2015 12:28:04 PM PST by arthurus (It's true!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Its too bad that the TMZ public is focused on some deflated footballs instead.


7 posted on 01/25/2015 12:29:32 PM PST by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

But hasn’t we won according to Obama, when we killed him and dropped him out of the air into the ocean?


8 posted on 01/25/2015 12:30:17 PM PST by Morpheus2009
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To: Berlin_Freeper

This is a breach of protocol... and so close to an election


9 posted on 01/25/2015 12:31:15 PM PST by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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10 posted on 01/25/2015 12:32:03 PM PST by javie
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

11 posted on 01/25/2015 12:32:31 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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"the Nigerian Moslems may be dealt with successfully only with a program of extermination."

Not necessary. There are only about 9000 members of Boko Haram. And you don't even have to kill all of those 9000.

Boko Haram is accustomed to very little opposition. A serious campaign could stop them without having to kill them all. Muslims respond to force; it is all they understand.

12 posted on 01/25/2015 12:37:05 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him.)
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To: Viennacon

And not, most noticeably, if they are black Christian lives.


13 posted on 01/25/2015 12:48:02 PM PST by AmericanVictory (Should we be more like them or they more like we used to be?)
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To: javie

Wow.


14 posted on 01/25/2015 1:13:01 PM PST by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

No hashtag campaign from the white hut? Slackers.


15 posted on 01/25/2015 1:15:00 PM PST by dainbramaged (Get out of my country now)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

If a herd of rampaging hyenas were attacking humans, troops would be dispatched to eliminate the hyenas.

A band of rampaging subhuman savages attacks humans, and we read it about in the paper and the next time we read about it again and the next time.....


16 posted on 01/25/2015 1:27:45 PM PST by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The Obama ‘Peace’ Initiative Lives!!!


17 posted on 01/25/2015 2:04:54 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Other reports put the fatalities much higher than 200. It appears there is complicity between BK and some (at least) of the state security forces and the army in providing BK a free pass to run amok in Maiduguri.
18 posted on 01/25/2015 2:15:32 PM PST by robowombat
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To: arthurus

The problem of identification is a very difficult one. Under pressure the bad guys melt away and hide inside the populace.


19 posted on 01/25/2015 2:20:52 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Nigeria, to my knowledge has a pretty respectable military...are they afraid of these pieces mof garbage??A real military would hunt them down and obliterate them.

They are running around in armored vehicles which just can't be that hard to find......Bigger bombs and more of them!!!!!

20 posted on 01/25/2015 2:54:44 PM PST by terycarl (common sense prevails over all)
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