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Boko Haram suicide bombers stage deadliest attack in months
Nigerian police say at least 19 killed in attack targeting civilian defense force, and those gathered to mourn them
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Nigerian police say at least 19 killed in attack targeting civilian defense force, and those gathered to mourn them
Resident of southeast Niger village say militants rode in on horses and camels, killed 9 and kidnapped dozens more
"I really want to see my daughter, but I can't come unless with government invitation," says one father
Freed young women were flown Sunday by military helicopters to meet Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari
Nigerian security officials say ring had "perfected plans to attack the UK and American embassies and other Western interests" in capital
Nigerian Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has used scores of women and girls as young as 7 as suicide bombers.
This is believed to be the first time the Nigerian military has admitted to accidental killings, something villagers have complained of often
Most of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped in 2014 remain in captivity, and the few who have been freed are not completely free
But there are indications Nigeria is unlikely to see suicide bombings and village attacks end anytime soon
After Nigerian army chief declares Islamic extremists "defeated," local leaders say militants burning and looting villages
Some 197 of the Chibok girls, kidnapped from village in northern Nigeria by Boko Haram militants, remain missing
Children who escaped Boko Haram’s Islamic insurgency now are dying of starvation in refugee camps
Military says Boko Haram leader, who's death has been prematurely reported before, "fatally wounded"
Boko Haram says some of the 218 schoolgirls it kidnapped have been killed in airstrikes; terrorists demand prisoner swap
Announcement may indicates coup by Boko Haram breakaway group known for kidnapping foreigners, analyst says
Accused of scamming $60 million from companies around world including the United States, Interpol says
More than 500,000 people suffering "catastrophic humanitarian crisis" in dangerous-to-reach areas
But claim questioned amid confusion over name given by military, as criticism mounts over gov't handling of 1st girl rescued
After 2 years captive with Boko Haram militants, young Nigerian woman could provide valuable info on status of classmates
More than 2 years ago, Boko Haram Islamic extremists abducted hundreds of girls from a boarding school in a northern Nigerian village
African nation's fight against Islamic extremists includes mass illegal incarcerations that are deadly for all, Amnesty International says
Samantha Power had traveled to the region to visit the front lines in the war against Boko Haram
Two years after hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls were abducted by the Boko Haram militant group, a new video shows several of the victims still alive.
More than 200 girls have not been heard from since the mass abduction by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram two years ago
Two years after the Islamic militant group kidnapped 276 Nigerian schoolgirls, the situation in the region has only gotten worse
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