US to conduct counter-Boko Haram ops in Nigeria

[WorldNews]

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The United States will conduct surveillance and intelligence operations against Boko Haram inside Nigeria, sources familiar with the plan told AFP Friday, a significant escalation of Washington's role in combatting the Islamist group. The operations will be carried out as part of the recently announced deployment of up to 300 US military personnel to neighboring Cameroon, officials said. "This is going to be part of our Boko Haram efforts that will be operating throughout the region," one of the sources said on condition of anonymity.

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