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Chad, Niger forces kill 123 Boko Haram in crackdown

Governments in the west African region have been fighting the militants since 2012

A joint military operation between Chad and Niger has killed 123 Boko Haram militants since July and recovered a significant quantity of weapons, Niger’s Defence Ministry said on Friday.

Allied Chadian-Nigerian forces launched an offensive against the Islamists after a surprise attack in Niger killed 30 of the country’s troops in early June, its deadliest ever attack there.

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