The Nigerian army announced on Sunday that it had freed 360 people abducted by the Boko Haram group in the northeast of the country. The operation took place in Borno state, where the gunmen were holding the hostages in a hideout in the Mandara Mountains. pravda.sk ↗
Among those rescued were men, women, and children from villages in the area, which is among the long-standing strongholds of Islamist militants. The army stated that the people had been abducted by a militia known as JAS, which is linked to Boko Haram. According to available information, security forces conducted the operation in mountainous terrain where the group had been hiding. novinky.cz ↗
The operation also had casualties. According to the army, two abducted children died of exhaustion. The other rescued people were under the control of security forces following their release. No details about their health condition or the authorities' further steps were disclosed. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
Borno is the center of long-running violence linked to Boko Haram and other Islamist groups in northeastern Nigeria. The freeing of hundreds of hostages represents a significant success for the army in an area where gunmen continue to exploit remote terrain and attack civilian communities. Die Zeit ↗
Nigerian Army Frees 360 Boko Haram Hostages
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Veľká operácia v Nigérii: Armáda zachránila stovky unesených ľudí z pazúrov Boko Haram
pravda.sk
| 13:55 07.06.
Nigerijská armáda osvobodila 360 lidí, které unesli teroristé
seznamzpravy.cz
| 14:16 07.06.
Nigerijská armáda uvedla, že osvobodila 360 lidí unesených skupinou Boko Haram
novinky.cz
| 13:38 07.06.
Boko Haram: Nigerianisches Militär befreit 360 Geiseln
Die Zeit
| 14:25 07.06.
Nigerijská armáda uvedla, že osvobodila 360 lidí unesených skupinou Boko Haram
irozhlas.cz
| 13:24 07.06.
360 Geiseln in Nigeria aus Gewalt von Boko Haram befreit
Der Standard
| 12:26 07.06.
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