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Jihadists kill 14 soldiers in attack on Nigerian army base

The ISWAP group attacked the base in Jakana on Friday evening. Photograph: Audu Marte/AFP/Getty Images

Jihadists linked to the Islamic State group have killed 14 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on an army base, military sources have said.

Two sources told Agence France-Presse on condition of anonymity that fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group had attacked the base in Jakana on Friday evening, firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.

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