Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed a local chief in the northern city of Bauchi. Neighborhood chief Tukur Ahmad was killed in front of his home after attending Friday prayers at the local mosque. The Nigerian army has been deployed to Maiduguri in an attempt to halt the escalating violence.

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Iraq

Islamic state

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Boko Haram

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