Islamist militants in Nigeria's restive
north have taken the lives of 34 people since Christmas, including 27
Christians attending church services.
On Tuesday, the country's military took the fight to Boko Haram's stronghold, killing 13 suspected combatants.
Joint Task Force
Operation Restore Order lost one soldier during the afternoon gunfight
in the isolated town of Maiduguri in Nigeria's far northwest corner,
said spokesman Sagir Musa.
The task force condemned
alleged Boko Haram attacks going back to July 2012 in a statement,
calling them "incessant callous, brutal, barbaric and impious killings."
These included attacks on mosques, churches and businesses.
Human Rights Watch said the militant group has killed more than 2,800 people in all.
On Christmas Eve,
attackers raided two churches, killing 12 people and setting one of the
churches alight. Six days later, suspected Boko Haram fighters killed at
least 15 Christian worshipers, slitting some of their throats,
according to Nigerian authorities.
-CULLED FROM CNN
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