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Kingdom and Italy, and the Italian government demanded an explanation from British government as to why it was not informed about the rescue attempt.
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1062:al Qaeda in the Maghreb
767:Maiduguri & Monguno
389:Terrorist attacks and
177:8 killed, 2-3 arrested
66:Rescue attempt failed
1168:Richard Norton-Taylor
922:Lake Chad & Borno
355:Sambisa Forest (2021)
216:Boko Haram insurgency
169:Casualties and losses
28:Boko Haram insurgency
1006:Special Boat Service
544:Chakawa & Kawuri
129:Special Boat Service
1314:The Daily Telegraph
1245:The Daily Telegraph
1108:Greenwich Mean Time
932:Monguno and Nganzai
596:Gamboru & Ngala
411:Jos & Maiduguri
370:Kwatar Daban Masara
245:Military operations
174:2 hostages executed
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626:Kaduna & Abuja
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260:2011 clashes
81:Belligerents
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41:8 March 2012
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814:Borno (Apr)
1350:Categories
1150:References
1032:Background
1014:Boko Haram
937:Nguetchewe
782:Chad (Dec)
345:Garin Giwa
330:Chad Basin
229:Boko Haram
134:Boko Haram
1119:Aftermath
964:Maiduguri
856:Maiduguri
819:Lake Chad
772:Baga Sola
737:N'Djamena
576:Abuja DSS
561:Lake Chad
522:Benisheik
391:massacres
360:2nd Diffa
325:1st Diffa
1291:Sky News
1128:See also
1050:Piedmont
1018:Al Qaeda
986:Ngouboua
844:Madagali
829:Cameroon
653:Potiskum
470:Damaturu
438:Abuja UN
295:W Africa
290:Kolofata
285:Cameroon
234:Timeline
140:Strength
117:Al Qaeda
46:Location
26:Part of
1183:8 March
1102:Mission
1026:Nigeria
947:Koshebe
942:Kouyape
917:Toumour
912:Gamboru
900:Nganzai
895:Konduga
873:Konduga
824:Adamawa
732:Damasak
680:Gumsuri
670:Damasak
517:Konduga
310:Damasak
164:Unknown
107:Nigeria
55:Nigeria
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270:Damboa
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335:Darak
1333:ISBN
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502:Kano
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454:2012
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