Nigeria launches offensive against militants in Delta oil hub
Similar military campaign in May criticised by rights groups and residents who said soldiers had laid siege to villages, arrested civilians and raped women to force them hand over militants (Corrects Nigerian to Nigeria in headline) By Tife Owolabi YENAGOA, Nigeria, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had launched a new offensive against militants in the oil-producing Niger Delta, killing five and arresting 23. Armed groups have claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on oil and gas pipelines in the southern region, reducing the country's oil output by 700,000 barrels day. A special forces battalion moved against militant camps on Friday in an operation "aimed at
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