175 Islamic State militants killed in Nigeria-US operation

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Abd-al Wahhab, a senior leader of the group responsible for coordinating attacks and distributing propaganda, was among those “eliminated from the battlefield,” officials say A joint operation by Nigerian and US forces has killed at least 175 Islamic State militants, including senior commanders, in the northeast of the West African nation, the authorities have said. Nigeria’s military said on Tuesday that the strikes were conducted over several days against Islamic State West Africa Province (

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