The fight against the Islamist terrorists of Boko Haram in Nigeria's north-eastern corner has reached its bloodiest point so far. Once again the army is being criticised as much as the terrorists. On March 14th a military counter-attack after an attempted jailbreak by suspected members of Boko Haram left around 500 people dead, according to hospital sources, mostly at the hands of soldiers. It was the worst day of casualties since the sect's terrorist campaign began in 2009.
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