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Official: Nigeria military attacks camps, kills 21

Nigeria's military and security forces have tracked fighters by their mobile phone signals in the past as well, prompting extremists from Boko Haram to attack mobile phone towers in the region...

Nigeria extremists say they kidnap women, children

Police and security forces have not announced any kidnapping cases involving Nigerians taken after Boko Haram attacks, though such abductions could be easily done in the chaos after an assault.

Weapons of war spill blood in Nigeria's insurgency

A propaganda video released in March by Boko Haram, featuring its leader Abubakar Shekau, showed fighters gathered around weapons they said they stole from an attack on an army barracks.

8 killed in northeast Nigeria extremist attack

A security official later told The Associated Press that the Boko Haram gunmen killed seven civilians and a police inspector.

Boko Haram leader denies peace talks with Nigeria

The leader of the radical Islamic terrorist network Boko Haram has denied his group is taking part in any peace talks with Nigeria's government.

Video claims Nigeria sect holds 7 French hostages

However, in this video, the man speaks entirely in Arabic, while other Boko Haram videos have its leader Abubakar Shekau also speaking the Hausa language of Nigeria's predominantly Muslim north.

Health worker killings show north Nigeria dangers

"Boko Haram's connections to militants in northern Mali, the Sahel and elsewhere in the Muslim world enable it to receive and provide support to other Islamist militias," wrote terrorism analyst...

18 killed in northeast Nigeria military raid

A military official says 18 people have been killed during days of fighting in northeast Nigeria pitting soldiers against suspected rebels with the radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram.

Peace offer made amid northeast Nigeria violence

While a government official later welcomed the announcement, it came as soldiers and police still hold Boko Haram members and violence continued unabated in the region.

First batch of Nigerian troops off to Mali

A top Nigerian military officer says that Mali's Islamist extremist rebels trained Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorists.

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LAGOS, Nigeria: Weapons of war spill blood in Nigeria's insurgency

The group's leader died in police custody in an apparent execution, fueling dissent that broke...

Authorities: 42 dead in Nigeria extremist attacks

While President Goodluck Jonathan has started a committee to look at the idea of offering an...

Police: 10 killed in Nigeria church, market attack

While the government has deployed more soldiers and police in the region, the attacks by the...

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U.S. Urges Nigeria Show 'Restraint' in Striking Back Against Islamic Militants

Reuters reports that Nigerian troops used "jets and helicopters to bombard targets in their...

Muslim Group in Nigeria Treats Captured Women as Sex Slaves

Boko Haram militants have since infiltrated nearby towns, with little resistance from the army.

Nigerian military raids Boko Haram camps

Nigerian military raids Boko Haram camps

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In Nigeria, More Attacks on Militants

Mr. Kerry made it clear that "the United States condemns Boko Haram's campaign of terror in the...

Nigeria bombs Islamists, U.S. sounds alarm

I wish them luck in ending this BH (Boko Haram) madness," resident Ahmed Ibrahim said.

Nigerian forces target Islamist strongholds

The Islamist insurgency has cost thousands of lives since it began in 2009, when a crackdown...