Nigeria: Military Strikes Insurgent Targets in Northeast

The Nigerian military has been targeting multiple sites across the country's northeast to rid the area of Islamist insurgents. President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in the region on Tuesday.

Camps housing Boko Haram and other Islamist insurgents came under siege from Nigeria's air force on Friday, according to a military spokesperson.

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