{"id":333815,"date":"2026-04-11T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nigerian-general-killed-in-jihadist-attack-in-borno-state-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T00:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:00:36","slug":"nigerian-general-killed-in-jihadist-attack-in-borno-state-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nigerian-general-killed-in-jihadist-attack-in-borno-state-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian general killed in jihadist attack in Borno state | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZHDzfHpdZFg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Nigerian general killed in jihadist attack in Borno state | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZHDzfHpdZFg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A Nigerian Army general and several soldiers have been killed in an overnight jihadist attack on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, highlighting a surge in militant violence targeting security forces.<br \/>\nIn a statement, the military described the attackers as \u201cterrorists,\u201d the term it uses for Islamic militant groups. 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