Boko Haram
Nigeria’s Boko Haram releases beheading video echoing Islamic State
World
March 3, 2015
Nigeria’s Boko Haram releases beheading video echoing Islamic State
Nigeria's Islamist sect Boko Haram released a video purporting to show it beheading two men, its first online posting using…
Military operations force Boko Haram back to urban warfare
World
February 28, 2015
Military operations force Boko Haram back to urban warfare
Bomb attacks in Nigerian towns and cities look likely to increase in the run-up to forthcoming elections, despite the military…
Residents: At least 30 dead in Boko Haram raids near Chibok, Nigeria
World
February 20, 2015
Residents: At least 30 dead in Boko Haram raids near Chibok, Nigeria
At least 30 people were killed in Boko Haram raids on two villages in northeast Nigerian Borno state near the…
Cameroon army kills 86 Boko Haram militants
World
February 17, 2015
Cameroon army kills 86 Boko Haram militants
Cameroon's army says it has killed 86 Boko Haram militants and detained 1,000 people suspected of links to the Islamist…
‘109 Boko Haram fighters dead’ after first attack on Niger
World
February 7, 2015
‘109 Boko Haram fighters dead’ after first attack on Niger
Boko Haram launched its first major attack in Niger on Friday, triggering a forceful response from regional troops who claimed…
Local leader: Boko Haram kills more than 100 in Cameroon
World
February 5, 2015
Local leader: Boko Haram kills more than 100 in Cameroon
Boko Haram fighters have killed more than 100 people in the north Cameroon town of Fotokol, murdering residents inside their…
African Union calls for 7,500-strong force to fight Boko Haram
World
January 30, 2015
African Union calls for 7,500-strong force to fight Boko Haram
The African Union called Friday for a regional five-nation force of 7,500 troops to defeat the "horrendous" rise of Nigeria's…
Security sources: Boko Haram gunmen kill 15 in Nigeria’s northeast: security sources
World
January 24, 2015
Security sources: Boko Haram gunmen kill 15 in Nigeria’s northeast: security sources
Boko Haram gunmen killed 15 people including a village leader near Maiduguri, the heartland of the Islamist group blamed for…
Suicide car bombing at Nigeria bus station kills four, wounds 35
World
January 18, 2015
Suicide car bombing at Nigeria bus station kills four, wounds 35
A suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a busy bus station in the northeast Nigerian town of…
Azhar denounces Boko Haram crimes
Egypt
January 14, 2015
Azhar denounces Boko Haram crimes
Al-Azhar denounced Boko Haram's terrorist attack on a city in northwestern Nigeria where they burned a whole village, killing many…