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Nigeria says joint US strikes kill 175 Islamic State militants, senior leaders

ABUJA, May 19 - Nigerian forces, working with the United States, have killed 175 Islamic State militants in a series of joint air and ground strikes in the country's northeast in recent days, the Defence Headquarters said on Tuesday.

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Nigeria says joint US strikes kill 175 Islamic State militants, senior leadersABUJA, May 19 - Nigerian forces, working with the United States, have killed 175 Islamic State militants in a series of joint air and ground strikes in the country's northeast in recent days, the Defence Headquarters said on Tuesday.
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