Boko Haram posts video purporting to show beheadings of two men
The six-minute video shows two men with their arms tied to their backs. They are made to face the camera on their knees, with another man towering over one of…
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How Boko Haram Uses Female Suicide Bombers To Terrorize Nigeria
Every week, The WorldPost asks an expert to shed light on a topic making headlines around the world. Today, we speak with Elizabeth Pearson about Boko Haram’s use of female…
Suicide blast, twin explosions kill 35 in Nigeria
In the first attack, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at Tashar Gandu bus station on the outskirts of the town of Biu in northeast Nigerian Borno state, killing 18…
Boko Haram + ISIS = Marriage from Hell
Observers of Boko Haram, which has inflicted years of terror on northern Nigeria, note that its actions in the last six months have frequently mimicked those of ISISfrom punishments such…
Soldiers from Cameroon, Chad take on Boko Haram at Nigerian border
A pickup loaded with Chadian troops crosses the bridge into Gambaru to reinforce their peers locked in an hours-long heavy exchange of gunfire with Boko Haram fighters. A suspected terrorist…
U.S. Army To Provide Equipment, Intelligence To Fight Boko Haram
By Daniel Flynn N’DJAMENA, Feb 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. military will share communications equipment and intelligence with African allies to assist them in the fight against Nigerian Islamist group…
Niger police arrest 160 suspected Boko Haram militants
Authorities in the landlocked African nation of Niger have arrested 160 suspected Boko Haram militants allegedly involved in deadly attacks near that country’s border with Nigeria, a national police spokesman…
Female Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 10 In Nigerian Bus Station, Boko Haram Suspected
By Joe Hemba and Ardo Abdallah DAMATURU, Nigeria, Feb 15 (Reuters) – A female suicide bomber blew herself up at a crowded bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of…
Boko Haram Attacks Nigeria’s Gombe, Prompting Fierce Battles With Military
Scores of Boko Haram fighters traveling in a convoy of vans attacked the northeast Nigeria town of Gombe Saturday morning, engaging in heavy fighting as the military responded with ground…
Boko Haram Attacks Northeast Nigeria Town, Clashes With Army
BAUCHI, Nigeria — Scores of Boko Haram fighters traveling in a convoy of vans attacked the northeast Nigeria town of Gombe Saturday morning, engaging in heavy fighting as the military…
Boko Haram Carries Out First Attack in Chad
DAKAR, Senegal — Boko Haram widened its attacks to a fourth country early on Friday, striking a village in Chad for the first time. Members of the Islamist militant group…
ISIS And Boko Haram Are Teaming Up For Terror, Official Says
At a Senate hearing, a top counterterrorism official linked terrorist groups ISIS and Boko Haram for the first time. Read the whole story at The Daily Beast
Boko Haram Launches First Attack Inside Chad
N’DJAMENA, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Boko Haram fighters attacked a village in Chad on Friday, the first known lethal attack in that country by the Nigerian militant group, which killed…
Boko Haram Kidnaps Hundreds, Tells Captives Stories Of Chibok Girls
When Islamic extremists snatched more than 270 girls from the Chibok boarding school in Nigeria in the dead of night, protests broke out worldwide. The U.S. pledged to help find…
Niger Sending Troops to Fight Boko Haram
DAKAR, Senegal — With the regional war against the Boko Haram militant group widening, Niger’s parliament has agreed to send troops across the border to join the fight. The vote…
Boko Haram Attacks Niger Prison Before Vote
By Abdoulaye Massalaki NIAMEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Islamist fighters from Nigeria’s Boko Haram sect attacked a prison in neighboring Niger overnight, hours before Niger’s parliament was due to vote…
Boko Haram Attacks Niger Border, Bombs Market
By Issifou Djibo DIFFA, Niger, Feb 8 (Reuters) – At least five people were killed when a bomber struck a market in the town of Diffa in southeastern Niger on…
Nigeria vote delayed, ‘security concerns’ cited in wake of Boko Haram attacks
The Islamist terror group Boko Haram has increased its attacks against troops and civilians in the weeks leading up to the elections. – CNN’s Lillian Leposo and Christian Purefoy reported…
Boko Haram Widens Fight, Striking Niger
DAKAR, Senegal — The Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram on Friday morning struck across Nigeria’s border into Niger for the first time, broadening the regional conflict to a fourth country…
Boko Haram Slaughter Over 100 People In Cameroon
ACCRA, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Boko Haram fighters killed more than 100 people during an attack on the north Cameroon town of Fotokol, murdering residents inside their homes and in…
200 Boko Haram Militants Killed In Nigeria Battle, Chad Forces Say
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad’s army killed more than 200 militants from Boko Haram on Tuesday in a battle in the northeastern Nigerian towns of Gambaru and Ngala, which are near…
Boko Haram attacks Nigerian city in second takeover attempt
Islamist extremists tried to enter Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, during a predawn attack after the army fought them off last week. Gunfire raged for hours on the outskirts…
Africa Agrees To Send 7,500 Troops To Fight Boko Haram
African leaders have agreed to send 7,500 troops to fight the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, an African Union official said Saturday. The move came after the council urged…
Chadian Forces, Beating Back Boko Haram, Are Said to Retake Nigerian Town
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Chadian forces have retaken an important Nigerian town north of here that had been under the control of Boko Haram since October, according to a Chadian military…
The People vs. Boko Haram
Through the fall and winter, the Islamist militant group Boko Haram has seemed nearly unstoppable. It has captured town after town in northeastern Nigeria and laid siege to the fishing…
A Nigerian City, Long Under Siege, Survives an Audacious Militant Assault
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — It was the kind of onslaught many feared. This city of more than two million, the most important in northern Nigeria, has endured many fierce assaults from…
Nigeria Fights To Recapture Key Town From Boko Haram
By Lanre Ola MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Nigerian troops were fighting on Monday with air support to recapture the northeastern town of Monguno from Boko Haram insurgents as…
Nigerian soldiers save one city from Boko Haram but a nearby one is seized
Hundreds of Boko Haram gunmen launched a predawn attack Sunday on Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state. Soldiers repelled the attacks, and officials have since eased movement restrictions imposed as…
Boko Haram in fierce battle with troops for Nigerian city
The Islamists attacked the village of Jintilo on the outskirts of the city around 5:00 a.m. but were engaged in a gunbattle by troops stationed there. The village is about…
Boko Haram Attacks Biggest City In Northeast Nigeria, Dozens Killed
In fierce fighting Sunday, Nigerian troops clashed with Islamic extremists who attacked Maiduguri, the biggest city in northeast Nigeria. Dozens of combatants have been killed and wounded, soldiers and hospital…