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27 Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist suicide attack: army

Nigerian soldiers on patrol after a militant group.

At least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a jihadist suicide attack in the northeast, two army sources told AFP on Sunday.

On Friday, troops launched a ground offensive on a stronghold of Islamic State-affiliated militants in a wasteland straddling Borno and Yobe states.

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