Abuja, March 27, 2025 (AFP) - Nigeria, Sahel militants embrace DIY drone warfare

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Under the cover of darkness, the jihadists moved into Wulgo, where the shores of Lake Chad meet the arid countryside of northern Nigeria. Around 1:00 am, a "barrage" of rocket-propelled grenades was fired, sending Cameroonian troops, stationed there as part of an anti-jihadist coalition, into "disarray", a security source told AFP. While the militants had disguised themselves in a nearby town as herders coming into the weekly market, they also mi......

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