Troops Kill 48 ISWAP Terrorist Fighters, Recover Cache of Arms, Ammunition in the North-East
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Linus Aleke in Abuja Troops of the Joint Task Force, North-East, Operation Hadin Kai, have killed 48 Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) terrorist fighters and recovered a
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Troops Kill 48 ISWAP Terrorist Fighters, Recover Cache of Arms, Ammunition in the North-East. Linus Aleke in Abuja Troops of the Joint Task Force, North-East, Operation Hadin Kai, have killed 48 Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) terrorist fighters and recovered a Covered by 1 publications. ThisDay: Troops Kill 48 ISWAP Terrorist Fighters, Recover Cache of Arms, Ammunition in the North-East.
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- ThisDay Nigeria Troops Kill 48 ISWAP Terrorist Fighters, Recover Cache of Arms, Ammunition in the North-East Linus Aleke in Abuja Troops of the Joint Task Force, North-East, Operation Hadin Kai, have killed 48 Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) terrorist fighters and recovered a 3 h ago · Tier 3
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