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 by soldiers fighting the jihadists. Attacks have intensified in recent months in northeastern Nigeria, where the Islamic State jihadists in West Africa (ISWAP), a branch of the Nigerian Boko Haram […]
Tag: Maiduguri
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. In addition, fighters from the Islamic State group in West Africa (ISWAP), a branch of Boko Haram affiliated with Islamic State, attacked a military post in the village of Tungushe, […]
Nigeria: at least 30 civilians killed, many kidnapped by jihadists
At least 30 people were killed and many women and children were abducted Sunday evening by the Islamic State Group in West Africa (ISWAP), near a village close to the capital of Borno State, Maiduguri. The terrorists also burned around 30 vehicles, according to a statement from the local government. Despite the presence of African […]


