Thousands Flee as Nigeria Battles Boko Haram
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- ALJazeeraEnglish
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- ALJazeeraEnglish
- Publication Date:
- 22 November 2012
- Tags:
- West Africa, Nigeria, Conflict, Peace and Security, Arms and Military Affairs
Thousands of people have fled violence in northeastern Nigeria's Yobe and Borno states. The civilians are caught in a bloody struggle between Nigerian security forces and Boko Haram, an armed Muslim group fighting against Western influence. Young men form the bulk of the displaced and some claim they have been wrongly accused of attacking government forces. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from Dagawda in Nigeria.
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Several people have died and thousands have fled violence in north-eastern Nigeria's Yobe and Borno states after unidentified gunmen, suspected to be members of Boko Haram, carried ... Read more »