Boko Haram

US hands 2 C-208 reconnaissance aircraft to Chad

The United States formally handed over to Chad two Cessna C-208B light reconnaissance aircraft intended to help its forces fight a jihadist insurgency

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Suicide bombers kill dozens in northeast Nigerian market and mosque

Dozens of people were killed when two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a mosque and a market in Mubi, northeast Nigeria, residents said.

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The US military’s Sahel exercise is fixing its gaze on ISIS and Boko Haram

The 2018 iteration of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa’s exercise Flintlock will focus on real-world threats to the Sahel from groups linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State, emphasizing operational activity

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Five Cameroon soldiers killed in likely Boko Haram attack near border with Nigeria

Five Cameroonian soldiers were killed and three injured in a suspected Boko Haram attack on a military post in the far north of the country

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Boko Haram attacks on military base and villages in Nigeria leave at least 18 dead

At least 18 people were killed and dozens were wounded in coordinated Boko Haram attacks overnight on a military camp and villages around the Nigerian city of Maiduguri

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Four aid workers killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

Four aid workers were killed in a Boko Haram attack in Rann, in northeast Nigeria, the United Nations said on Friday, in the latest violence to hit the remote town.

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Boko Haram kills two as military says group ‘defeated’

Boko Haram fighters stormed a village in northeast Nigeria and killed two people, a local resident and a security source said as the military maintained the group had been defeated

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Boko Haram attacks in Niger kill fewer people because they’ve already fled

The number of civilian deaths at hands of Boko Haram fell in Niger last year, but the statistics do not reflect the situation on the ground.

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At least 5 Nigerien troops killed in Boko Haram attack

At least 5 Niger soldiers were killed and a dozen others wounded in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants in the country's southeast

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Boko Haram kills 20 loggers in Nigeria, local militia and residents say

Boko Haram fighters have killed at least 20 loggers near Maiduguri in Borno state, the latest attack against civilians in northeast Nigeria.

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