Boko Haram launched a series of attacks as it continued its campaign to take control of northeastern Nigeria. A number of villages came under fire within hours of an official visit by US Secretary of State John Kerry to Lagos.
A media organization linked to Boko Haram, the jihadist group that controls large portions of northeastern Nigeria, has released images purporting to show children receiving weapons training.
Boko Haram attacks key city of Maiduguri
In a new video release, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau claimed responsibility for a recent massacre in Baga that killed hundreds of people, saying God “commanded” the group to do it. A Guardian analysis stated that “Army corruption, troop mutinies, alienated citizens and a lack of political will” are reasons Nigeria’s strategy against the terrorist […]
Hundreds of people hailing from the villages of Kekenu, Budur, Yoyo and Mile near the recently attacked Baga village have fled in the face of threats from Boko Haram. 22 senior Nigerian military officers are to be tried in late January on unspecified charges “related to the counterinsurgency operations in the country’s northeast.”
Mistrust between Nigeria, Cameroon stalls fight against Boko Haram
A car bomb exploded by a bus station in Potiskum in northeast Nigeria, killing four and wounding 35. A doctor’s association in Gombe state has called for an end to a medical workers’ strike, saying that capabilities are overwhelmed by the number of wounded stemming from the Boko Haram insurgency.
Chad’s parliament voted 150 to 0 earlier this week to deploy an undisclosed number Chadian security forces to assist Cameroonian and Nigerian soldiers battling Boko Haram. The US and Russia have also pledged military assistance to Cameroon this week.
Amnesty International released satellite images showing the vast destruction caused by Boko Haram’s attacks on the towns of Baga and Dora Baga last week. The Nigerian army repulsed an attack by the jihadist group on the town of Biu in northeastern Borno state; “at least 40” jihadists were killed. The casualty list from the suicide […]
Boko Haram has continued its murderous rampage against civilians and security personnel. While concentrated in northeastern Nigeria, the group’s recent attacks have also targeted Cameroon and its security apparatus.
The Nigerian government refuted reports of 2,000 dead after Boko Haram attacked the town of Baga, stating that up to 150 people were killed. A bomb detonated near a checkpoint in Gombe, killing one person and wounding about 18; the bomber was caught and killed by an angry mob, according to a local source. The […]
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Why did the world ignore Boko Haram’s Baga attacks?
Boko Haram massacred about 2,000 people in the town of Baga along the border with Chad. Amnesty International said that most of the victims were women, children, and the elderly who could not escape the town during the Boko Haram’s assault, and described the scene as the “deadliest massacre” perpetrated by the jihadist group. Fourteen […]
A 10-year-old girl suicide bomber with explosives strapped to her body detonated in a crowded market Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state in Nigeria’s northeast, killing 20 people and wounding more than 18 others. Islamist fighters torched buildings in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe state, yesterday. Boko Haram is suspected in the attacks. The UN […]
Hundreds said killed by Boko Haram in attacks in northeastern Nigeria
Nigeria ranked first in a list of nations where “Christians [are] confirmed to have been killed for faith-related reasons;” according to the Christian advocacy group Open Doors, 2,484 Christians were targeted and killed in the country in 2014. Nigeria has taken delivery of two Mi-24 “Super Hinds” purchased from a South African company. This purchase […]
Nigerian governors facing Boko Haram request more troops before election
Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters assaulted and took control of the Multinational Joint Task Force base in Baga, Nigeria. The base was used by troops from Nigeria, Niger, and Chad to conduct counterterrorism missions.
Boko Haram fighters took over a Nigerian military base in the Borno state town of Baga yesterday, killing a number of people and sending others fleeing into neighboring Chad. The base housed Nigerian, Chadian, and Nigerien troops from a joint task force. Suspected Boko Haram fighters also stormed the town of Babban Gida in Yobe […]
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At least 6 killed by suicide bomb in bus in Nigeria’s Yobe state: witness
A 13-year-old would-be suicide bomber who was arrested before she could detonate explosives in the city of Kano claimed that her father gave her to Boko Haram terrorists. A court martial sentenced four soldiers to death for “mutiny and failure to obey lawful orders”; a Nigerian Army battalion commander was cleared on charges of authoring […]
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Nigerian Islamic uprising poses regional threat
A new video released by Boko Haram shows its fighters executing civilians, purportedly in the town of Bama. The jihadist group also attacked the towns of Damboa and Damagun in northeastern Yobe state on Dec. 19; at least 35 militants were killed in Damboa, and the group burned some buildings in Damagun before being repulsed […]
Extremists in Nigeria lining up elderly and shooting them
The terrorist group is suspected of attacking yet another village in northeastern Nigeria and kidnapping more than 100 civilians, including women and children.