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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Sat Sep 13, 2014, 01:37 PM Sep 2014

Boko Haram's Feared Commander Reportedly Among 200 Militants Killed by Nigerian Military

Source: AP/Mashable

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Soldiers killed scores of Islamic extremists in a rare victory, as the insurgents advanced on a town near the northeast city of Maiduguri, an officer and other witnesses said.

One officer said a feared Boko Haram commander known only as Amir was among some 200 militants killed in a battle Friday in Konduga town, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state and birthplace of the extremist group.

Also killed was a Boko Haram video journalist and a suicide bomber, he said.

There were no military casualties, according to the officer and a civilian self-defense group that fights alongside the soldiers. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to reporters.


Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/09/13/boko-haram-commander-killed/

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Boko Haram's Feared Commander Reportedly Among 200 Militants Killed by Nigerian Military (Original Post) n2doc Sep 2014 OP
Good. Lochloosa Sep 2014 #1
Fantastic jamzrockz Sep 2014 #2
Addition by subtraction. nt geek tragedy Sep 2014 #3
This is the "man" who executes little girls, correct? Good riddance. n/t SylviaD Sep 2014 #4
Attribution for the original AP story - pinto Sep 2014 #5
"There were no military casualties" Laf.La.Dem. Sep 2014 #6
When you hear that language, you think massacre, not battle. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #9
looks like they wealked into a kill zone Kaleva Sep 2014 #12
And they did it without American troops, too! arcane1 Sep 2014 #7
Good. jwirr Sep 2014 #8
Waiting for someone to admonish DU christx30 Sep 2014 #10
Convenient, timing is everything, do Americans honestly believe anonymous source? AuntPatsy Sep 2014 #11
Who is more murderous, Boko Haram or the Nigerian military? Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #13
Both awful oberliner Sep 2014 #16
Their supporters should get it to Cayenne Sep 2014 #19
GOOD JI7 Sep 2014 #14
"There were no military casualties" Billy Budd Sep 2014 #15
Some good news flamingdem Sep 2014 #17
Aw gee, Turbineguy Sep 2014 #18
 

jamzrockz

(1,333 posts)
2. Fantastic
Sat Sep 13, 2014, 01:43 PM
Sep 2014

Nigeria has enough on her hands to deal with. These Saudi type Wahhabi criminals should not be tolerated in any civilized world.

pinto

(106,886 posts)
5. Attribution for the original AP story -
Sat Sep 13, 2014, 01:59 PM
Sep 2014
Soldiers defeat Islamic fighters in north Nigeria

By Haruna Umar
Associated Press

Sep 13, 1:42 AM EDT

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_NIGERIA_VIOLENCE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

~ Just like to see secondary news distributors cite the original source material directly. No biggie, a pet peeve of mine.





Laf.La.Dem.

(2,936 posts)
6. "There were no military casualties"
Sat Sep 13, 2014, 02:00 PM
Sep 2014

200 militants killed and "no military casualties"

Sounds too good to be true!!

christx30

(6,241 posts)
10. Waiting for someone to admonish DU
Sat Sep 13, 2014, 02:50 PM
Sep 2014

for celebrating this bastard's death.

But I'm very glad he's gone. Nigeria is a better place.

AuntPatsy

(9,904 posts)
11. Convenient, timing is everything, do Americans honestly believe anonymous source?
Sat Sep 13, 2014, 02:53 PM
Sep 2014

A few more of these anonymous leaks and Americans cheer Cheney and company's money making continued scheme....seriously,

 

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)
13. Who is more murderous, Boko Haram or the Nigerian military?
Sat Sep 13, 2014, 03:44 PM
Sep 2014
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_NIGERIA_VIOLENCE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

<snip>

The soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed detainees in the aftermath of that last attack [on Maidaguri], mostly civilians accused of belonging or supporting the insurgency. Amnesty International put the number of civilians killed by the soldiers at nearly 700.

Nigeria's military is accused of massive human rights abuses in the fight against the extremists, including the deaths of thousands of illegally detained people.

<snip>
 

Billy Budd

(310 posts)
15. "There were no military casualties"
Sat Sep 13, 2014, 11:31 PM
Sep 2014

Two hundred Islamists killed Sounds to me like there was not a battle but rather some sort of slaughter ...information is very sketchy

Turbineguy

(37,206 posts)
18. Aw gee,
Sun Sep 14, 2014, 08:46 AM
Sep 2014

that's too bad.

Luckily, the world does not have a shortage of assholes, so no doubt somebody will take his place.

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