Tag: heavy casualties
143 Boko Haram fighters gunned down in Cameroon
The Cameroonian army killed 143 Boko Haram militants who attacked a town in Kolofata, north of the country on Monday,…
Boko Haram loses 38 men in shootout with Nigerian troops
Nigeria’s military said they had killed as many as 38 Boko Haram fighters during counter-insurgency operations in Damboa, in the…
Twin storms ravage Mexico, 40 die
ACAPULCO (AFP) – Mexico reeled Monday from the rare one-two punch of major storms on opposite coasts that triggered floods…
60 people massacred in Plateau’s ethnic strife
Violence involving rival ethnic groups in Nigeria’s central state of Plateau has killed at least 36 people and left dozens…
29 die as 2 speeding buses collide
Two speeding buses on Friday collided head-on and burst into flames killing at least 29 people and injuring 16 others…