Nigeria Begins Military Operations Against Boko Haram Militants

Nigeria Launches Air Strikes Against Militant Camps -- Voice of America

Nigerian forces have launched air strikes against suspected Islamist militant camps in the country's northeast.

A government spokesman said several camps were targeted and the attacks killed an undetermined number of insurgents.

Some of the attacks took place in the Sambisa Game Reserve in Borno state, a known hideout of the radical sect Boko Haram.

Witnesses reported the deployment of troops and jet fighters in Borno on Wednesday, a day after President Goodluck Jonathan said Boko Haram had taken over parts of the state.

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