Dozens Feared Dead in Suspected Nigerian Air Strike on Market
At least 56 civilians may have been killed in an air strike on a market in northeastern Nigeria near the border of Yobe and Borno states. Reports from witnesses and local officials suggest the attack occurred on Saturday during a military operation targeting Islamist militants in the region, though the Nigerian Air Force has yet to confirm striking the market itself. The region has been a hotspot in the protracted Boko Haram insurgency, which has ravaged northeastern Nigeria for over a decade. S