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September 17, 2008

In Nigeria 'oil war,' militants step up attacks

Lagos, Nigeria (Christian Science Monitor) A rare military raid on a militant camp in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta last week points to a new, tough approach by the Nigerian military that could force the region into a deeper state of anarchy.

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