Nigerian Insurgents Declare Armed Struggle
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Insurgents in Nigeria's southern Niger Delta will begin an armed struggle to wrest control of the region's oil riches from the federal government starting Oct. 1, a rebel spokesman said Tuesday.
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Rebels in Nigeria&#39;s oil-rich Niger Delta have agreed to stop fighting government forces and hand in their weapons. In a statement on Friday, the Nigerian president&#39;s office said an agreement to cease all hostilities had been reached.
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The Nigerian government has confirmed reports that rebel groups in the country&#39;s main oil producing region have agreed to a ceasefire.
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LAGOS, Nigeria -- Nigerian rebels fighting for sovereignty of the oil-producing Niger delta told oil companies in the world's seventh-largest exporter to halt production before they begin an ''all-out war&quot; on Oct. 1.
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The Nigerian government and rebel militia  fighting in the oil-producing Niger Delta agreed a truce while  talks took place on rebel demands for autonomy, a rebel leader  said on Wednesday.
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The largest militant group in Nigeria's volatile oil-rich region called for a truce this week after the country's new president promised improvements for the people.
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AFP/Getty Images - The most prominent armed group in southern Nigeria has claimed responsibility for a dynamite attack Monday night on the convoy of a port authority official in Nigeria's oil hub city Port Harcourt.
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New Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua will urgently address the crisis in the oil-producing Niger Delta, he said in an inaugural address on Tuesday, appealing to armed groups in the region for an end to violence.
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Insurgents in Nigeriaâs southern Niger Delta will begin âa full-scale armed struggleâ to wrest control of the regionâs oil riches from the government on Friday, a rebel spokesman said today.
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A rebel warlord accused the Nigerian  government of violating a cease-fire and threatened to blow up  a gas plant on Friday, reviving a threat to Nigerian oil  operations which has driven crude prices to a record high.
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A nation-wide strike is under way in Nigeria to protest fuel price increases in the oil-rich west African nation. Reports from Abuja, the Nigerian capital, and Lagos, the country&#39;s commercial cenbter, say
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An ethnic militia group in Nigeria&#39;s southeastern oil region vowed on Tuesday to attack oil workers there unless their companies shut down operations within three days.
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OPOROZA, Nigeria  - Masked rebels from Nigeria's   oil producing Niger Delta vowed revenge against the government   and oil companies during the weekend funerals in remote   mangrove forests of nine militants killed by troops.
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Insurgents have launched new attacks in several Iraqi cities, continuing their campaign of violence in the face of a US and Iraqi offensive to crush them.
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Militants in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta region occupy an oil station, along with about 28 people - including soldiers.
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Nigeria's president vows tough action after a spate of kidnappings of foreign workers in the oil-rich Niger Delta.
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The Nigerian government and rebel militia  fighting in the oil-producing Niger Delta agreed a preliminary  cease-fire while talks took place on rebel demands for  autonomy, a rebel leader said on Wednesday.