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Toll Hits 19 From Nigeria Suicide Attacks

Nineteen people have now been confirmed dead after four female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in Maiduguri,...

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Four Suicide Bombers Kill 15 In Maiduguri, Nigeria

At least 15 people were killed when four female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in Maiduguri, northeast...

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Boko Haram Executes Eight For Defying ‘Sharia Police’

Boko Haram have publicly executed eight villagers in northeast Nigeria who opposed the enforcement of its hardline form...

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Boko Haram Attacks Military Bases In Northeast Nigeria

Boko Haram jihadists believed to be from the IS-supported faction loyal to Abu Mus'ab Al-Barnawi have attacked three...

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Niger Jihadists Kidnap 37 Women, Nine People Killed

Boko Haram jihadists have kidnapped 37 women and slit the throats of nine other people at a village in southeastern...

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Female Suicide Bombers Kill One In Cameroon’s Far North

One civilian was killed and two others injured Saturday when four female bombers blew themselves up in Cameroon's Far...

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Nigerian Camps Under Strain From Returning Refugees

An upsurge in Boko Haram attacks and returnees from Cameroon are stretching camps for those made homeless by the...

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Nigerian University Builds Trench To Stop Boko Haram Attacks

Authorities in north-eastern Nigeria have begun digging a 27km (17 mile) trench around the University of Maiduguri to...

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Boko Haram Clashes Kill Eight Chad Soldiers

Eight Chadian soldiers were killed in fierce fighting with Boko Haram insurgents at the weekend on islands on Lake...

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Top Khmer Rouge Leader Denies Genocide At Close of UN-Backed Trial

One of the top surviving leaders of Cambodia's ruthless Khmer Rouge regime on Friday denied genocide charges and...

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Five Killed In Boko Haram Mine Blast, Ambush

Five people have been killed in a landmine explosion and a roadside ambush in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram ,...

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‘Half’ Nigeria Food Aid For Boko Haram Victims Not Delivered

Up to half the food aid meant for people who have fled Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency has reportedly not been...

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‘Half’ Nigeria Food Aid For Boko Haram Victims Not Delivered

Up to half the food aid meant for people who have fled Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency has reportedly not been...

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Nigeria’s Next Security Problem?

In 2013, thousands of young men formed a rag-tag militia and rounded up Boko Haram members in Maiduguri, northeast...

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Boko Haram Kills Eight In Dawn Ambush

Boko Haram gunmen killed eight members of a civilian militia force on Sunday, hiding in trees and opening fire as they...

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Boko Haram Claims Deadly Attack On Nigerian City

Islamist insurgency Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the attack on Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri...

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Farmers Call To Return Home

Farmers and fishermen displaced by Boko Haram violence in northeast Nigeria want to return home, saying it will help...

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Boko Haram Kills 11 In NE Nigeria Attacks

Eleven people were killed when Boko Haram gunmen and suicide bombers launched a rare combined attack inside the...

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Boko Haram Launches Major Attack On Northeast Nigerian City

Suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, the Islamist militant...