At least 15 people, including 10 Nigerian soldiers and five members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, were killed when their convoy struck a landmine \u200cand came under fire in northeastern Borno state, two soldiers said.<\/p>\n
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The troops, from a battalion in Gamboru, were patrolling a road between Gamboru Ngala and neighbouring Cameroon on Saturday when a pickup truck detonated a mine likely planted by \u2060Boko Haram insurgents, the sources said.<\/p>\n
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Borno is the centre of an insurgency led by Boko Haram and its breakaway faction, Islamic State West Africa Province. Despite sustained military operations, both groups continue to attack troops and civilians, using roadside bombs and ambushes in Nigeria’s northeast and around its borders.<\/p>\n
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Military Spokesperson Captain Mohammed Goni declined requests for comment.<\/p>\n
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Eight soldiers travelling in the vehicle were killed \u200cinstantly. \u2060Gunmen then opened fire on a second vehicle, killing two more soldiers and five members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, which assists the military, the sources said, asking not to be identified because \u2060they were not authorised to speak to the media.<\/p>\n
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Six wounded soldiers were taken to Maimalari Military Hospital in Maiduguri for treatment, according to the \u2060sources.<\/p>\n
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Reuters could not independently verify the casualty figures.<\/p>\n
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Last week, suspected Boko Haram fighters killed at least 10 soldiers and wounded at \u2060least 20 others in a co-ordinated assault on an army base in Borno state.<\/p>\n
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