Boko Haram

Boko Haram militants attack Nigerian village, kill over 100, say residents

At least 100 villagers were killed in northeastern Nigeria when suspected Boko Haram Islamic extremists opened fire on a market, on worshippers and in people's homes, residents said Wednesday, the latest killings in Africa's longest struggle with militancy. More than 50 extremists on motorcycles rode into the Tarmuwa council area of Yobe state on Sunday evening and began firing before setting buildings ablaze, according to Yobe police spokesperson Dungus Abdulkarim. The police blamed the attack on Boko Haram, which since 2009 has launched an insurgency to establish its radical interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia, in the region. Boko Haram has since splintered into different factions, together accounting for the direct deaths of at least 35,000 people and the displacement of more than 2 million, as well as a humanitarian crisis with millions of people in dire need of foreign aid. At least 1,500 people have so far been killed in the region this year in attacks by armed groups, ..

Female suicide bombers kill at least 18 people in Nigeria, say officials

Female suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a funeral, and a hospital in coordinated attacks in northern Nigeria that killed at least 18 people, local authorities said Sunday. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the the attacks in Borno state, which has been heavily affected by the insurgency launched in 2009 by Boko Haram. The extremist group previously has used women and girls in suicide bombings, prompting suspicions that some attackers come from the many thousands of people the militants have kidnapped over the years, including schoolchildren. The first suicide bomber detonated a device during a marriage celebration in the northeastern town of Gwoza, Barkindo Saidu, director-general of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency, told reporters. Minutes later, another blast occurred near General Hospital, Saidu said, and the third bomber at the funeral service was disguised as a mourner. Children and pregnant women were among those killed. At least 30 others were wounde

Delhi HC dismisses plea to stop publication, sale of Salman Khurshid's book

The court was hearing a plea by lawyer Vineet Jindal who claimed the book by the former Union minister impinges upon the faith of others as it compares Hindutva to radical groups

Terror group Boko Haram claims abduction of over 330 Nigerian students

Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the abduction of over 330 Nigerian students

India seventh-most affected by terror, but attacks becoming less bloody

Jammu & Kashmir is India's region most impacted by terrorism in 2018, with 321 attacks, resulting in 123 deaths

Since 2013, more than 1,000 kids abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria: UNICEF

At least 2,295 teachers have been killed and more than 1,400 schools destroyed by the Islamist extremists

Boko Haram strapped suicide bombs to teenagers but somehow they survived

18 girls were captured by militants in Nigeria and sent into crowds to blow themselves up, here are their stories

Boko Haram attack leaves 13 dead, dozens hurt in Nigeria

The attack came just hours before a visit by the country's acting president

82 Chibok girls released from Boko Haram's captivity; Nigerians celebrate

Nigeria govt says negotiations with the militants yielded results

Boko Haram kills 8 loggers, abducts 13 women in Nigeria: Sources

Boko Haram's eight-year insurrection in the region left over 20,000 people dead, displaced 2.6 mn

Thousands flee from northeastern Nigeria due to Boko Haram attacks

Chibok became a global symbol of conflict after more than 200 school girls were kidnapped in 2014

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau warns Trump 'war has just begun'

Terrorist group is waging a seven-year-old uprising against the Nigerian state that has claimed more than 20,000 lives

Boko Haram frees 21 Chibok girls, raising hope for others

In September, the Nigerian government had admitted it had come close to a swap last year, but that talks broke down

Boko Haram releases 21 Chibok girls: Nigerian official

Chibok girls were released as part of a prisoner swap deal struck between Boko Haram

New Boko Haram video threatens to kill Nigeria's president

Boko Haram is in the midst of a power struggle and the video declares allegiance to long-time leader Abubakar Shekau

5 dead in first east Niger Boko Haram attack in 3 months

Tens of thousands of Nigeriens fled the region after the Boko Haram attack in Bosso on June 23

Nigeria's Buhari says Boko Haram leader 'wounded'

Nigeria's armed forces said Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau had been wounded in an air strike

'Son' of Boko Haram's founder named jihadi head

To close observers of Nigerian jihadi affairs, Barnawi's promotion from relatively unknown spokesman to leader came as no surprise

Boko Haram kills 10, abducts 13 near Chibok

A total of 218 girls are still missing

Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram attack

The group of as been blamed for some 20,000 deaths and displacing more than 2.6 million people since 2009