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ThewifeofBokoHaramleaderAbubakarShekauappearedtohavebeenkilledinarecentairstrike,theNigerianairforcesaidonWednesday."Humanintelligence"indicatedthedeathofMalama
ThemajorityofsuicidebombersusedbyterrorgroupBokoHaramtokillinnocentvictimsarewomenandchildren,aUSstudyreveals.ResearchersattheCombatingTerrorismCenteratWestPoin
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Nigeria's fight to end the Boko Haram insurgency with billions of U.S. dollars committed is yielding results this year, but the Islamist group has proved to be a hard nut to crack.
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said there is no hiding place for fleeing members of Boko Haram and cattle rustlers in the country.
The Nigerian army is adjusting its strategy in the fight against Boko Haram in order to meet the December deadline set by President Muhammadu Buhari to beat the insurgents.
One hundred and seventy eight kidnap victims in Boko Haram's custody have been freed in operations by troops in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, an official statement said Monday.
Nigerian troops in northeast state of Borno had cleared two villages occupied by Boko Haram insurgents and rescued 59 abducted persons in anti-terrorist operation in Konduga area of the state, a spokesperson said on Thursday.
Nigerian troops confronting Boko Haram terrorists in restive northeastern state of Borno said on Tuesday that it had rescued 30 persons from suspected terrorists as a follow up to its operations in Dikwa town.
At least 12 people were killed when Boko Haram fighters stormed a local community in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno late Tuesday, witnesses told Xinhua Wednesday.
Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram militants killed 18 villagers in Monday's attack on Memorom, a Chadian village near Lake Chad, local media reported Wednesday.
The Chadian air force carried out strikes Wednesday on a Boko Haram bases in Nigeria, in retaliation for a double suicide bombing attacks in N'Djamena, according to a statement.
At least 12 people were feared dead Tuesday when a blast went off in a livestock market in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, capital of the restive Borno State, a security source and witness said.