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Tag: Boko Haram
Chad: Army kills 1,000 Boko Haram fighters
The Chadian army neutralized about 1,000 Boko Haram fighters and lost 52 of its own soldiers in an operation launched 10 days ago. The operation ... Read More
Chadian army clashes with Boko Haram on Lake Chad
The Chadian army clashed with elements of Boko Haram on Monday in Bouma, a locality on Lake Chad. According to corroborated sources, the clashes lasted ... Read More
Fifty Boko Haram terrorists killed in Niger – Army
At least 50 Boko Haram militants have been killed in Niger, the West African country's defense ministry says. According to the army, the Islamist ... Read More
Nigeria: villages destroyed by the army – AI
Amnesty International called on Friday for an investigation into military operations in northeastern Nigeria, where at least three villages have been razed to the ground ... Read More
Nigeria: at least 60 killed in less than a week
An attack Monday on the village of Bakali, in the Giwa region, by several armed attackers killed at least 25 civilians and injured many others. ... Read More
Russia-Africa Summit: Nigeria purchases 12 Russia-made helicopters
Nigeria Wednesday signed up for 12 Russia-made military helicopters to be used in the fight against Boko Haram, an Islamic State-linked insurgency giving headache to ... Read More
Boko Haram kills four in attack on Cameroon’s Kofia Island
Assailants from the jihadist group Boko Haram killed at least four people, one soldier and three civilians, and seriously injured four others during an attack ... Read More
Security Council Calls for Holistic Approach to Counterterrorism in Sahel
The UN Security Council Presidency issued a statement voicing concern over the surge of terrorist attacks in the Sahel and stressing the need for a ... Read More
MENA Region Tops List of Global Conflict Fatalities
The International Institute for Strategic Studies issued its annual Armed Conflict Survey showing that the region of the Middle East and North Africa continues to ... Read More
Tunisian Authorities Worry Sirte IS Escapers Would Turn to Tunisia
Tunisia’s defense minister Tuesday in Paris warned his country may be retreat terrain for the Islamic State group militants fleeing the Libyan coastal city of ... Read More