Armed group captures military base in northeast Nigeria
(WorldNews Africa)

Government troops and hundreds of residents have been forced to flee after an armed group overran a town and captured a military base in northeast Nigeria`s Borno state in an attack claimed by the ISIL (ISIS) group, security sources said. Machinegun-wielding fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked the base in the town of Marte in the Lake Chad area overnight on Friday into Saturday, two...