Boko Haram

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Complaints filed against Salman Khurshid for allegedly defaming Hinduism in his book

The complaint alleges that in his new book Salman Khurshid has compared Hindutva to radical terrorist groups like ISIS and Boko Haram

11 Nov 2021 1:24 PM

In a seven hour attack, Boko Haram kill 100 Chadian soldiers

The attack on soldiers on the Boma peninsula lasted at least seven hours, and reinforcements sent to help were targeted

25 Mar 2020 6:31 PM

Like the TTP, besides foreign funding, kidnapping for ransom and extortion became the chief sources of operational expenses for the Boko Haram. (Representational Image)

Nigeria’s ‘Taliban’ not so different from Pakistan’s

Nigeria’s population is largely tribal and comprises about 350 ethnic groups speaking 520 languages.

25 Dec 2019 2:18 AM

‘If they (terrorists) had come during peak hours, today would be a disaster. They even broke into the military camp, then left with weapons and equipment,’ one of Darak's residents, Alifa Adoum said. (Photo: AP | Representative)

Boko Haram attack: Death toll rises to 37 in Cameroon, 15 terrorists arrested

The militants carried out attack on region bordering Lake Chad on Sunday night, clashing with the Cameroonian army until Monday afternoon.

12 Jun 2019 1:54 PM

Many women fleeing the jihadists are shunned by society and find it hard to marry. (Photo:AP)

How to crush Boko Haram? Analysts say treat women better

Those who have escaped the group are often now living among the same communities badly hit by violence, ICG said.

21 May 2019 8:55 AM

On April 14, 2014, gunmen stormed the Chibok girls' boarding school, kidnapping 276 pupils aged 12-17, 57 of whom managed to escape by jumping from the trucks. (File Photo)

112 Chibok girls still missing, five years after Boko Haram kidnapping

Aisha Musa Maina digs through an old bag looking for memories of her daughter Hauwa, one of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped five years ago.

14 Apr 2019 1:03 PM

The attack on Friday was the second in less than a month and targeted a remote military position on Lake Chad. (Representational Image)

Attack in Niger kills soldiers, boko haram militants: Report

Seven soldiers and 38 militants died in an assault by the jihadist group Boko Haram in southeastern Niger.

10 Mar 2019 8:21 AM

10 United Nations peacekeepers killed in Mali attack

Gunmen killed 10 Chadian peacekeepers and injured at least 25 others.

21 Jan 2019 8:50 AM

A medic at the hospital in nearby Damaturu confirmed that the bodies of six soldiers were taken to the morgue. (Photo:File)

Six Nigerian troops killed in Boko Haram raid

The jihadists attacked an army position overnight Thursday in Kamuya.

20 Jan 2019 11:47 AM

Most of the casualties were from the rocket projectiles fired from outside the town minutes after two suicide bomber attacked. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Twin suicide bomb attack in Nigeria kills at least 31

Following suicide bombings, jihadists fired rocket-propelled grenades into crowds gathered at scene of attacks, increasing casualties.

17 Jun 2018 6:10 PM

Four teenage girl suicide bombers have killed two people in multiple attacks in northeast Nigeria, residents said Saturday, in the latest assault since the government announced it was in ceasefire talks with Boko Haram. (Representational Image)

Four teenage girls launch deadly suicide attack in Nigeria, 2 killed

The suspected Boko Haram attack took place late Friday in the northeast Borno state capital of Maiduguri.

01 Apr 2018 1:13 PM

Luggage belonging to the kidnapped girls remain in the dormitory in the Government Girls Science and Technical College Dapchi, Nigeria. Boko Haram militants have returned unknown number of the 110 girls abducted from their Nigeria boarding school a month ago with an ominous warning, witnesses said on Wednesday. (AP Photo | Jossy Ola)

Freed out of pity: Boko Haram returns abducted Nigerian schoolgirls

'We did it out of pity. And don’t ever put your daughters in school again,' Boko Haram extremists said after returning the girls.

21 Mar 2018 6:16 PM

On Monday night, terrified pupils fled the boarding school night when heavily armed fighters in military fatigues and turbans stormed the town, shouting ‘Allahu Akbar.’ (Representational Image/ AFP)

110 girls missing after Boko Haram school attack: Nigerian Govt

The kidnapping has raised questions about the military's repeated claims that the Islamist terrorists are on the verge of defeat.

26 Feb 2018 5:16 PM

Heavily armed jihadists stormed the boarding school in the remote town, forcing terrified students to flee into the surrounding bush. (Representational Image)

More than 100 girls are missing, possibly abducted, after Boko Haram attacks school

Parents in Dapchi, in Yobe state, said had they set up a support group after Monday’s raid.

24 Feb 2018 5:27 PM

The women and children will be handed over to authorities of displacement camps after investigations. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Nigeria troops arrest more than 400 Boko Haram fighters, families

Nwachukwu says the military arrested 167 Boko Haram fighters, 67 women and 173 children who were family members of the insurgents.

16 Dec 2017 4:27 PM

Boko Haram attacks on military bases were a frequent tactic as the group gained in size and strength, using the weapons and ammunition seized to capture swathes of territory in the northeast in 2013 and 2014. (Photo: AP)

Boko Haram raid for supplies burns crops, kills 6 soldiers in remote Nigerian village

Sporadic attacks have claimed at least 20,000 lives, made more than 2.6 million homeless since 2009.

26 Oct 2017 2:59 PM

Boko Haram is blamed for killing more than 20,000 people in their eight-year existence. (Photo: Representational/File)

At least 16 people killed by Boko Haram extremists in north Cameroon

Iya Gana, whose husband was killed in the attack Thursday night, said the rebels entered her village and killed her husband and others.

28 Aug 2017 9:36 AM

Boko Haram's eight-year insurgency has killed more than 20,000 people, spilled into neighboring countries. (Photo: Representational/AP)

At least 8 killed after suicide bombers hit camps in Nigeria

The Nigeria-based extremist group Boko Haram often targets the city with suicide bombers and increasingly has been using female ones.

24 Jul 2017 3:01 PM

The Nigeria-based Boko Haram extremist group often targets the city where its eight-year insurgency. (Photo: Representational/File)

8 killed,13 injured in blast at mosque in northeastern Nigeria

Spokesman Danbatta Bello says another bomber got stuck in barbed wire and blew up not far from the mosque.

17 Jul 2017 6:44 PM

Boko Haram in their extremist ideology. (Photo: AP)

Boko Haram suicide bombers kills 19, injured 23 in Maiduguri

Islamic extremist group's insurgency has killed more than 20,000 people, abducted thousands and spilled over into neighboring countries.

12 Jul 2017 5:22 PM

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