Another 234 women and children have been rescued from Boko Haram militants in Nigeria, the military has announced.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”F880ecJ8AiwVVlOjADKHeNiOGm594sX8″]It said the operation took place on Thursday in the vast Sambisa forest – a militant hideout – in the north-east of the country.<\/p>\n
It was not immediately clear if any of more than 200 girls abducted from a school in Chibok in April 2014 were among those freed.<\/p>\n
Nearly 300 women and children were freed by the army earlier this week.
\nIn a tweet, the Nigerian military wrote: “FLASH: Another set of 234 women and children were rescued through the Kawuri and Konduga end of the #Sambisa Forest on Thursday.”<\/p>\n
It said the freed hostages were being screened to establish their identities.<\/p>\n
The military earlier said it had destroyed 13 camps belonging to the Islamist insurgents in the Sambisa forest, which surrounds a reserve in Borno.<\/p>\n
Thousands have been killed in northern Nigeria since Boko Haram began its insurgency in 2009 to create an Islamic state.<\/p>\n
In February, Nigeria’s military, backed by troops from neighbouring countries, launched a major offensive against the Islamist fighters.
\nIt has recaptured much of the territory Boko Haram had taken in the previous year.<\/p>\n
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