Abu Musab Al-Barnawi

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Boko Haram Raid Killed Nine Nigerian Soldiers

Nine Nigerian soldiers were killed and 14 others are missing feared abducted after an attack this week by suspected...

International

Boko Haram Faction Kills Four Soldiers

The Islamists opened fire on an army convoy heading to the small town of Gulumba Boko Haram jihadists have killed four...

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Boko Haram Torches Military Base A Day After Farmers Killed

Boko Haram jihadists have torched a military base in northeast Nigeria, a day after the group killed seven people in a...

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Boko Haram Islamists Kidnap 22 Women and Girls In Two Raids In Nigeria

Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in northeast Nigeria, according to...

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Boko Haram Kidnap 22 Girls, Women In Northeast Nigeria

Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in northeast Nigeria, residents and...

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Boko Haram Faction Seeks Grassroots Support In NE Nigeria

A Boko Haram faction led by the son of the group's founder is trying to win over civilians by shunning the...

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Boko Haram Raids Stoke Fear of Fresh Attacks

Boko Haram Islamists raided a village in northeast Nigeria, in the latest rampage to steal food and medical supplies,...

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Boko Haram Attack Kills Seven In Nigeria

At least seven soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack on military positions in northeast Nigeria, a civilian...

Headlines

Boko Haram Leader Killed Spokesman Over ‘leadership Plot’

The leader of Boko Haram's main faction, Abubakar Shekau, has admitted killing the group's purported spokesman over an...

International

Suicide Bombers Die In Failed Attack In Nigeria

As many as seven suicide bombers, six of them women, have blown themselves up while trying to attack the northeast...

International

Boko Haram Attacks Town Previously Bombed By Nigerian Air Force, 15 Killed- Army

Around 15 Boko Haram fighters were killed when the jihadists attacked a town in northeastern Nigeria, two days after...

International

Nigeria’s Buhari Talks Boko Haram, Niger Delta Avengers, Corruption

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said his government is not ready to negotiate with Boko Haram until it is clear...

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Abubakar Shekau Boko Haram’s Shekau ‘alive and Well’

The disputed leader of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has released a video message denying a claim by the military...

International

Deaths Reported In Clashes Between Rival Boko Haram Factions

Several people were reported killed in sectarian battles within the Nigerian insurgent group Boko Haram, sources said....

International

What We Know About Boko Haram’s Factional War

For seven years, Boko Haram has terrorized northeast Nigeria and surrounding countries, killing tens of thousands and...

International

Rival Boko Haram Groups Clash In NE Nigeria

In-fighting has broken out in Boko Haram after the Islamic State group announced a new leader of its Nigerian...

International

Nigerian Military Denies ‘arrest’ of Boko Haram-Linked Reporter

A Nigerian journalist accused of having information about the whereabouts of the Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram...

Opinion

Boko Haram’s Shekau ‘wounded’ In Air Strike

Lagos (AFP) - Nigeria's military claimed Tuesday to have seriously injured Boko Haram's elusive leader Abubakar Shekau...

Opinion

‘Son’ of Boko Haram’s Founder Named Jihadi Head

Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - When the Islamic State group appointed Abu Musab al-Barnawi as the head of Boko Haram early in...