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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Dead, Islamic State West African Province Says
Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) according to audio AFP obtained from the group Sunday, two weeks after reports emerged that he had died.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau "Badly Wounded": Report
Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival ISIS-allied jihadists in the north of the country, two intelligence sources said Thursday.
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Boko Haram Releases Video Claiming To Show Kidnapped Nigerian Students
The Boko Haram jihadist group released a video on Thursday claiming to show schoolboys who had been kidnapped in northwest Nigeria.
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110 Civilians "Ruthlessly Killed", Several Wounded In Nigeria Attack: UN
A weekend attack on a village in northeast Nigeria blamed on the Boko Haram jihadist group left at least 110 dead, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country said Sunday.
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44 Suspected Boko Haram Members Found Dead In Chad Prison: Prosecutor
A group of 44 suspected members of Boko Haram, arrested during a recent operation against the jihadist group, have been found dead in their prison cell, apparently poisoned, Chad's chief prosecutor announced Saturday.
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"1,000 Terrorists Killed In Offensive Against Boko Haram," Says Chad Army
The Chadian army said today it had wound up an offensive against Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad border region in which 52 troops and 1,000 jihadists were killed.
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Boko Haram Kills Seven In Attack On Displaced Camp In Nigeria
At least seven people were killed when Boko Haram jihadists attacked a camp for people displaced by the conflict in northeast Nigeria, militia members and locals said Saturday.
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The Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls By Boko Haram: A Timeline
Following is a timeline of events since the Boko Haram jihadist group abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in the remote town of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria in 2014.
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Boko Haram Leader In New Video Says Group Safe, Not Crushed
Boko Haram's elusive leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video on Thursday to dispute a claim that the jihadist group had been routed from its Sambisa Forest stronghold.
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Boko Haram Blocks Aid To Refugees In Cameroon: United Nations
The United Nations warned on Friday that the threat from Boko Haram jihadists was complicating efforts to help tens of thousands of Nigerian refugees living in dire conditions in northern Cameroon.
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Boko Haram Leader Warns Donald Trump 'War Has Just Begun'
The leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram has reacted to the election of Donald Trump to the White House with a warning that "the war has just begun" against the West.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Frees 21 Kidnapped Chibok Girls After 2 And A Half Years
Jihadist group Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 girls it kidnapped in April 2014 in the northern Nigerian town of Chibok, after mediation by Switzerland and the International Red Cross, officials said on Thursday.
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At Least 5 Dead In First East Niger Boko Haram Attack In 3 Months: Governor
Five villagers were killed and two others wounded in a Boko Haram attack in eastern Niger, the first in three months carried out there by the jihadist group, a local governor said Saturday.
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32 Troops Killed In Niger Clash With Boko Haram Jihadists: Defence Ministry
Thirty-two troops have been killed in a clash with Boko Haram on Niger's border with Nigeria, Niger's defence ministry said on Saturday.
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30 Dead In Two Nigeria Village Raids: Vigilantes
At least 30 people have been killed in fresh Boko Haram raids on two villages in northeast Nigeria, vigilantes told AFP on Saturday, again calling into question President Muhammadu Buhari's claim that Nigeria had largely defeated the jihadist group.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Dead, Islamic State West African Province Says
Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) according to audio AFP obtained from the group Sunday, two weeks after reports emerged that he had died.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau "Badly Wounded": Report
Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival ISIS-allied jihadists in the north of the country, two intelligence sources said Thursday.
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Boko Haram Releases Video Claiming To Show Kidnapped Nigerian Students
The Boko Haram jihadist group released a video on Thursday claiming to show schoolboys who had been kidnapped in northwest Nigeria.
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110 Civilians "Ruthlessly Killed", Several Wounded In Nigeria Attack: UN
A weekend attack on a village in northeast Nigeria blamed on the Boko Haram jihadist group left at least 110 dead, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country said Sunday.
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44 Suspected Boko Haram Members Found Dead In Chad Prison: Prosecutor
A group of 44 suspected members of Boko Haram, arrested during a recent operation against the jihadist group, have been found dead in their prison cell, apparently poisoned, Chad's chief prosecutor announced Saturday.
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"1,000 Terrorists Killed In Offensive Against Boko Haram," Says Chad Army
The Chadian army said today it had wound up an offensive against Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad border region in which 52 troops and 1,000 jihadists were killed.
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Boko Haram Kills Seven In Attack On Displaced Camp In Nigeria
At least seven people were killed when Boko Haram jihadists attacked a camp for people displaced by the conflict in northeast Nigeria, militia members and locals said Saturday.
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The Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls By Boko Haram: A Timeline
Following is a timeline of events since the Boko Haram jihadist group abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in the remote town of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria in 2014.
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Boko Haram Leader In New Video Says Group Safe, Not Crushed
Boko Haram's elusive leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video on Thursday to dispute a claim that the jihadist group had been routed from its Sambisa Forest stronghold.
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Boko Haram Blocks Aid To Refugees In Cameroon: United Nations
The United Nations warned on Friday that the threat from Boko Haram jihadists was complicating efforts to help tens of thousands of Nigerian refugees living in dire conditions in northern Cameroon.
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Boko Haram Leader Warns Donald Trump 'War Has Just Begun'
The leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram has reacted to the election of Donald Trump to the White House with a warning that "the war has just begun" against the West.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Frees 21 Kidnapped Chibok Girls After 2 And A Half Years
Jihadist group Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 girls it kidnapped in April 2014 in the northern Nigerian town of Chibok, after mediation by Switzerland and the International Red Cross, officials said on Thursday.
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At Least 5 Dead In First East Niger Boko Haram Attack In 3 Months: Governor
Five villagers were killed and two others wounded in a Boko Haram attack in eastern Niger, the first in three months carried out there by the jihadist group, a local governor said Saturday.
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32 Troops Killed In Niger Clash With Boko Haram Jihadists: Defence Ministry
Thirty-two troops have been killed in a clash with Boko Haram on Niger's border with Nigeria, Niger's defence ministry said on Saturday.
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30 Dead In Two Nigeria Village Raids: Vigilantes
At least 30 people have been killed in fresh Boko Haram raids on two villages in northeast Nigeria, vigilantes told AFP on Saturday, again calling into question President Muhammadu Buhari's claim that Nigeria had largely defeated the jihadist group.
