Nigeria hits back at insurgents

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Kano, Nigeria - Nigeria has begun an offensive against Boko Haram Islamists, raiding camps in a remote northeastern park, while more than 2 000 troops have been deployed to retake territory seized by the insurgents, a military source told AFP Thursday.

"Our men raided some terrorist camps in the Sambisa Game Reserve," in Borno state, said the senior officer who requested anonymity. "So far 2 000 troops have been deployed to Borno," he added, declining to comment on the forces sent to the other affected states of Yobe and Adamawa. - Sapa-AFP



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