Nigeria says 175 ISIS militants killed in joint strikes with US

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Nigeria said on Tuesday it killed nearly 200 ISIS militants in military strikes conducted in coordination with the United States. 

The African nation said the joint operations targeted the militants in northeast Nigeria. Since strikes started “a few days ago,” 175 militants have been killed, including several senior ISIS leaders, Nigeria’s defense ministry revealed, hailing the development as a “major success.”

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