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US set to provide Sh485 million for anti-Boko Haram force

USA: The United States plans to provide $5 million to help support a regional military force fighting Nigeria's Islamist militant group Boko Haram, a state department official said on Tuesday.

Boko Haram last year held a vast swathe of territory in northeastern Nigeria of just over 30,000 square kilometers (11,500 square miles), about the size of Belgium. The militants have since been beaten back but are still blamed for isolated attacks such as in Chad's capital on Monday where at least 27 people were killed.

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