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Breaking: US conducts additional strikes against IS militants in Nigeria
Key takeaways
- No US or Nigerian personnel were harmed during the strikes that were conducted Sunday, local time, AFRICOM said in a press release issued Monday.
- "Intelligence confirmed the targets were ISIS militants.
- "The removal of these terrorists diminishes the group’s capacity to plan attacks that threaten the safety and security of the US and our partners.
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Link copied Share Share article The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) says it has carried out additional air strikes against Islamic State militants in north-eastern Nigeria on Sunday, in coordination with the Nigerian government.
No US or Nigerian personnel were harmed during the strikes that were conducted Sunday, local time, AFRICOM said in a press release issued Monday.
"Intelligence confirmed the targets were ISIS militants. Complete assessments are ongoing," it said.
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