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/
Lochloosa
(16,018 posts)jamzrockz
(1,333 posts)Nigeria has enough on her hands to deal with. These Saudi type Wahhabi criminals should not be tolerated in any civilized world.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)SylviaD
(721 posts)pinto
(106,886 posts)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)200 militants killed and "no military casualties"
Sounds too good to be true!!
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Kaleva
(36,146 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)It can be done!
christx30
(6,241 posts)for celebrating this bastard's death.
But I'm very glad he's gone. Nigeria is a better place.
AuntPatsy
(9,904 posts)A few more of these anonymous leaks and Americans cheer Cheney and company's money making continued scheme....seriously,
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)<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.
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oberliner
(58,724 posts)Tragic situation there, that's for sure.
Cayenne
(480 posts)They will otherwise just replace the fallen.
Billy Budd
(310 posts)Two hundred Islamists killed Sounds to me like there was not a battle but rather some sort of slaughter ...information is very sketchy
flamingdem
(39,303 posts)Turbineguy
(37,206 posts)that's too bad.
Luckily, the world does not have a shortage of assholes, so no doubt somebody will take his place.