MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA — Islamic extremists have killed eight soldiers and wounded 17 in two attacks in northeastern Nigeria, the country's military said Monday.
The attacks bring the official toll to 10 troops killed and 24 wounded this past week in a resurgence of violence after a lull as the extremists confronted a leadership struggle. The Islamic State's West Africa Province claimed more than 40 soldiers from a multinational army were killed in just one attack last week.
In the latest, extremists armed with rocket-propelled and hand grenades attacked an army position before dawn Sunday at Logomani, 110 kilometers (70 miles) northeast of Maiduguri, the biggest city in Nigeria's northeast, an army statement said. The troops killed 22 fighters for the loss of four soldiers, it said.
Later Sunday, the militants exploded a land mine and ambushed a military convoy near Bama, 70 kilometers (44 miles) southeast of Maiduguri, it said. An officer, three soldiers and three insurgents died.
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