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              Nigeria Launches Air Strikes Against Militant Camps

   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.
   The president declared a state of emergency in Borno and the
   neighboring states of Yobe and Adamawa, and authorized security forces
   to take "all necessary actions" against the militants.
   Boko Haram has battled the government since 2009 in an effort to impose
   Islamic law on majority-Muslim northern Nigeria.
   In a video this week, the group`s purported leader claimed
   responsibility for recent attacks in the towns of Baga and Bama, and
   said militants would begin kidnapping women and children as part of
   their strategy.
   More than 3,000 people have been killed in Boko Haram-related violence,
   including hundreds killed in government counter-insurgency operations.
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