Boko Haram

Nigeria: ‘Boko Haram’ convoy ambush between Sabon Gari and Damboa kills at least 20

At least 20 people were killed when Boko Haram militants ambushed a convoy transporting civilians from Sabon Gari to IDP camps in Damboa in Borno state

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Nigeria: Islamic State claims Gubio military base attack, releases ISWAP propaganda video

ISIS claimed ISWAP militants stormed a Nigerian military base in Gubio, Borno state, and released a video of attacks and the execution of nine people

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Roadside bomb blast kills 3 Nigeria soldiers near Damboa

At least three Nigerian soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed when their truck was struck by an IED planted by Boko Haram militants

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Islamic State claims attack on Nigeria military base in Gajigana

ISIS claimed fighters from its West Africa Province affiliate killed 11 soldiers in an attack on a military base in Gajigana in Borno state

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Nigeria’s Civilian JTF militia releases 900 child recruits

Nearly 900 children held by the Civilian JTF militia fighting Boko Haram insurgents in northeastern Nigeria were freed, UNICEF said

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Nigeria: Islamic State fighters overrun Magumeri military base

Boko Haram militants seized a military base in Magumeri in northeast Nigeria for several hours before being 'dislodged' by reinforcements

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Boko Haram kills 14 men near Monguno in Nigeria’s Borno state

Boko Haram militants killed 14 men who were collecting firewood near Monguno in the Lake Chad area of Nigeria's Borno state, residents and a militia said

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Nigeria: 21 killed Boko Haram attack in Kuda, Adamawa state

Boko Haram fighters killed 21 people when they stormed and burned Kuda village in northeastern Nigeria's Adamawa state

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Four dead in suspected Boko Haram attack in Cameroon near Chad border

Boko Haram militants killed at least four people and badly wounded four others in an attack on Kofia island on Lake Chad in Cameroon

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Islamic State fighters storm Nigeria military base near Biu

Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province faction of Boko Haram attacked an army outpost at Mararrabar Kimba in Nigeria's Borno state, military sources said

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