{"id":72513,"date":"2020-03-25T06:19:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T05:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=72513"},"modified":"2020-03-25T06:19:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T05:19:46","slug":"boko-haram-kills-50-nigerian-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/boko-haram-kills-50-nigerian-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram Kills 50 Nigerian Soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1662069870741681534\" class=\"mail-message \">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1662080161933525180\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">Boko Haram extremists killed at least 50 soldiers during an ambush in<br \/>\nnorthern Yobe state, one of the deadliest recent attacks on troops in<br \/>\nNigeria, according to military sources.<\/p>\n<p>The ambush happened as the military tried to launch an offensive against<br \/>\nthe Boko Haram militants, according to a military official with<br \/>\nknowledge of the operation that started over the weekend. The official<br \/>\nspoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak<br \/>\nto the media about the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The soldiers initially were able to fight back and escape, the official<br \/>\nsaid. They launched another offensive a day or so later and were then<br \/>\nattacked from the rear at a place near the village of Goneri called the<br \/>\nGorge, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Boko Haram fighters inflicted heavy casualties by firing on troop<br \/>\nvehicles with rocket-propelled grenades and guns, he said. Survivors<br \/>\nwere being treated at hospitals in Damaturu and Maiduguri.<\/p>\n<p>A senior army officer confirmed the attack, calling it a huge setback<br \/>\nfor Nigeria\u2019s army and saying he lost a friend.<\/p>\n<p>The government also confirmed the attack, but did not give a death toll.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Nigerian military suffered some casualties in the unfortunate<br \/>\nattack,\u201d a Nigerian army spokesman, Maj. Gen. 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