Nigerian Battle With Boko Haram Militants Kills 185 People
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A battle between Nigerian soldiers and suspected Islamist militants that started on April 19 killed more than 185 people, mainly civilians, and left more than 2,000 houses burned in the northeastern town of Baga.
The fighting, which killed one officer, began after a patrol was attacked near a mosque where Boko Haram fighters have hidden weapons in the past, Brigadier General Austin Edokpaye said on a visit to the area yesterday. Militants “came out with heavy firepower” including rocket-propelled grenades, he told Borno state Governor Kashim Shettima.