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News & Current Events Apr 12, 2026 at 8:16 PM

At least 100 dead after military airstrike hits wrong target in Nigeria

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At least 100 dead after military airstrike hits wrong target in Nigeria
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At least 100 dead after military airstrike hits wrong target in Nigeria
Such misfires are common in Nigeria, where the military often conducts air raids to battle armed groups that control vast forest enclaves.
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oiseaua20 Apr 12, 2026 +1043
“Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels hit a local market in northeastern Nigeria, killing over 100 residents and injuring many others, a rights group and local media reported on Sunday. Officials confirmed a misfire but did not provide details.” This is a tragedy 😞
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gnartato Apr 12, 2026 +403
What in the actual f***. This would have been a world headline (which does absolutely no justice to the people who literally were shopping one minute and thenfucked died) but instead it's buried under the headlines of other assholes trying to kill more. 
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yesitismenobody Apr 12, 2026 +90
It would be a world headline if it would have happened somewhere that matters. 
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BobbyWojak Apr 12, 2026 +42
Same with school shootings in the US, who cares.
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Unnomable Apr 13, 2026 +26
You have a school shooting and nobody panics because it's all part of the plan, but you shoot up one little CEO in New York and everyone loses their minds.
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deliciouspepperspray Apr 12, 2026 +20
Nah this would be a world headline. With on the ground coverage from major news networks. I remember when school shooting would be in the public eye for months. Now you're lucky to hear about them beyond a headline.
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EndPsychological890 Apr 13, 2026 +3
You’re right but like, probably before COVID. maybe even before 2016.
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TrizzyG Apr 12, 2026 +3
This kind of thing has happened every now and then for decades - why would it be a world headline? Always tragic, but nobody is trying to bury this.
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TrizzyG Apr 12, 2026 +3
This story isnt even about the US or Iran. Are you lost or something?
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silver_grain_dust Apr 12, 2026 +26
Tragedy is right, and “misfire” feels like such a cold, vague word for wiping out a market. At minimum, there should be an independent investigation, not just a press release.
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UncreativeIndieDev Apr 12, 2026 +13
Considering this is in Northeastern Nigeria, that would suggest they were aligned with Boko Haram which is/was part of ISIS so make of that what you will.
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TriXter69 Apr 12, 2026 +351
What the hell is going on with the world right now
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GermanPayroll Apr 12, 2026 +470
Same thing that’s always been happening. You just hear about more of it with the internet.
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texasraider Apr 12, 2026 +95
I wish more people realized this.
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gianni_ Apr 13, 2026 +5
Exactly. The pre-net 90s was a shitshow even.
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1Stack_Mack Apr 12, 2026 +16
Exactly this
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BigBenW Apr 12, 2026 -14
The internet and social media have been around and accessible by most of the planet for 20 years. This line doesn’t work any more it’s not 2010
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football13tb Apr 12, 2026 +33
20 years ago nobody would have ever heard of a bombing in africa unless a UNESCO aid convoy was hit. We had Internet but they certainly didn't.
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1865 Apr 12, 2026 +3
Well, his post is valid and accurate...Many people are still not aware of the "My Lai massacre" in Viet Nam where soldiers tortured, mulitated and slaughtered over 500 civilians. Or worse, the barbaric "Operation Phoenix", also in Vietnam, where the US military murdered thousands of civilians to show a high body count of the enemy because the US had started losing the war from day one and they desperatly wanted to look like heroes. They tried to cover-up both mass murders - and totally failed. But there were even more….The Army did the same sadistic shit in Iraq and Afghanistan where US soldiers dismembered those they killed to actually take body parts for souvenirs....These examples are completely true but I bet **most Americans have never heard of those mass murders even with Internet or News reports.**
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TheEpicGold Apr 12, 2026 +12
This is, sadly, a weekly occurrence in Nigeria. Kidnappings of hundreds, raiding of schools, bombings etc.
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Unicycleterrorist Apr 12, 2026 +46
Nothing new, stuff like this has always been happening all over the globe. World's a violent place.
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Kazaanh Apr 12, 2026 -45
It’s not violent but humanity is a warrior race. We are not peacefull creatures , there will always be a war
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IPissExcellentThrows Apr 12, 2026 +35
"It's not violent." "We are violent. We're not peaceful. There will always be a lot of violence." ????
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ElatedStated221 Apr 12, 2026 +6
So a violent place or are wars only verbal wars?
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trevor426 Apr 13, 2026
Even the world itself is violent lol. Earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanoes Poisonous and venomous plants/animals Animals kill each other every day for resources Nothing about existence is peaceful.
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kebiclanwhsk Apr 12, 2026 +15
May I introduce you to a thing called human history
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johnnybiggles Apr 13, 2026 +2
No, thanks.
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Si3rra6ix Apr 13, 2026 +1
guys I spotted the clanker
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mikerichh Apr 12, 2026 +3
The more corrupt and evil acts that arent met with consequences, the more other people are emboldened to commit similar evil acts
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sillyhands1 Apr 13, 2026 +3
Jihadi extremists in Africa is not new my guy.
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PersonalityAlive6475 Apr 12, 2026 -11
Extinction burst for humanity.
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moose098 Apr 12, 2026 +103
How many more Jihadis does a “mistake” like this create?
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zaviex Apr 13, 2026 +7
Probably none because the jihadis kidnap kids and kill people at the same spot. The people in that region have been brutalized like hell from all sides. Boko haram has been terrorizing them for years and then when the government responds it kills them too with poor targeting. However if they acted to join the jihadi movement, they would do that already.
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Kalelisagod Apr 12, 2026 +6
10% less then a war in Iran but still far more then we need in the world
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Aferimus Apr 12, 2026 +52
See kids, this is how people get radicalized
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HikmetLeGuin Apr 12, 2026 +22
Really sad. Often, military action just causes more tragedy and more anger, which leads to more rebels.
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1865 Apr 12, 2026 +4
You could remove the word "often" and your post would have even more impact.
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fereezy Apr 12, 2026 +4
F****** hell man Nigeria is a joke
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qwerty145454 Apr 13, 2026 +11
The US has the most sophisticated military and intelligence apparatus in the world and they did the same thing very recently, hitting that girls school in Iran. The sad reality of war is mistakes like this are inevitable. Civilians suffer the worst in any war.
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reala728 Apr 13, 2026
dont worry guys i'll fix it soon. just have to moneygram one small payment before the prince gives me his fortune.
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Parking_Guava8657 Apr 12, 2026 +1
They must have used the same intel as USA
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PigFarmer1 Apr 12, 2026 -5
Did their targeting intel come from Kegseth?
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themaestro75 Apr 12, 2026 +1
Curb Your Enthusiasm theme starts playing
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SiWeyNoWay Apr 12, 2026 -19
Dont we have boots on the ground in Nigeria?
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itsshockingreally Apr 12, 2026 +19
A couple hundred, supposedly. The actions in Nigeria have been pretty under reported, as is sadly typical for all things Africa related. The US military strikes against Boko Haram back in December the US claims were a success, but how much do we really trust what the Hegseth led department says about anything anymore?
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sexaddic Apr 12, 2026 +6
Who’s we?
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RonaldTheGiraffe Apr 12, 2026 +5
Who’s “we”?
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Cyniv Apr 12, 2026 -7
Really thought this was gonna be an American air strike before I read the article.
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DoodleDew Apr 12, 2026 -40
They should just claim Hamas so the world turns a blind eye
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bootlegvader Apr 12, 2026 +7
Hardly needed, it happened to Africans so the people upset about Israel already don't care.
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trevor426 Apr 13, 2026 +1
Either you're trolling or your head is buried 10 feet deep in the sand. The recent Israeli strikes in Lebanon have been on the front page of every major news outlet since they first happened.
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Anonmasterrace7898 Apr 12, 2026 -17
Geez, catch up. It's all Hezbollah now. Especially that child mourner... I'm so disgusted in all this shit.
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Apep86 Apr 13, 2026 +3
Absolutely insane that at least 100 people died in Nigeria and your knee jerk reaction is to talk about one death in Lebanon. Truly some people only care about dead people if they can use them as a weapon against people they hate.
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Anonmasterrace7898 Apr 13, 2026
I can’t believe a middle eastern country killing civilians would make someone think of another middle eastern country doing the same on the same day.
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Apep86 Apr 13, 2026 +1
Free word association is not a valid form of political ideology or discussion of world events. Also, have you ever looked at a world map, or even a map of Africa?
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glowinglychee Apr 12, 2026 -3
What the f***?! I hope those that lost loved ones can go through a difficult time, but what the f*** is happening in 2026?
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