ABUJA Nigeria 's air force said it had killed more than 35 jihadists in raids on Aug. 23 on militant fighters that had gathered near the Nigeria-Cameroon border following an attempted attack on ground troops. The air strike was the latest by the Nigerian military, which is battling a resurgence of attacks in the country's embattled northeast. The region faces frequent attacks from the jihadist fighters of Boko Haram and its rival splinter group, the Islamic State West Africa Province ( ISWAP ).

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