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The "Nigerian Taliban" battle security forces in the North

By Bill RoggioJuly 29, 2009 7:34 AM

Clashes between the Nigerian Police Force and an Islamist group dubbed the "Nigerian Taliban"� have left over 150 dead and hundreds arrested as violence shakes northern Nigeria. For more information, see LWJ report, Islamist violence grips northern Nigeria.

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