Niger said Wednesday May 13 that at least 75 "Boko Haram terrorists" were killed Monday in two military operations in the south-east of the country and in Nigerian territory, a report which could not be verified from source independent.
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A "group" of 25 "terrorists" was killed south of Diffa, the big city in south-eastern Niger, and "around fifty enemy elements" were "neutralized" in the Lake Chad area, on the territory from Nigeria in two operations by the Regional Jihadist Force, according to a statement from the Nigerian Ministry of Defense.
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