150 Islamist militants killed in Nigerian raid – army

Nigeria’s army said that 150 militants and 16 soliders were killed in a raid on a Boko Haram Islamist camp in the northeastern part of the country. “It was a highly fortified insurgent camp with heavy weapons in northeastern Borno State," army spokesman Ibrahim Attahiru said, as quoted by AFP. The offensive was launched in response to the killing of at least 40 government troops in the area by the terrorist organization. Boko Haram has said that it is fighting to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria.