Official: Nigeria military attacks camps, kills 21
19 hours, 53 minutes ago
Islamic extremists have raided military barracks in the past and displayed uniforms, weapons and bulletproof vests as trophies in propaganda videos.
Warplanes, troops in NE Nigeria; mobile phones cut
1 day ago
Mobile phone service was cut off Thursday in areas of northeast Nigeria as jet fighters streaked through the sky and more soldiers were deployed to fight Islamic extremists waging a brutal...
Nigeria deploys army to northeast to fight rebels
2 days ago
Nigeria rumbled to a war footing Wednesday as soldiers and equipment moved into its northeastern states as part of an emergency military campaign against Islamic extremists waging a bloody...
Nigeria president declares state of emergency
3 days ago
From 2010 on, Islamic extremists have engaged in hit-and-run shootings and suicide bombings.
State Department pushed to change talking points
7 days ago
A congressional official who has reviewed administration emails about the talking points said they originally included references to possible threats and Islamic extremists.
Weapons of war spill blood in Nigeria's insurgency
10 days ago
Since then, Islamic extremists have engaged in hit-and-run shootings and suicide bombings, attacks that have killed at least 1,618 people during that time, according to an Associated Press count.
Authorities: 42 dead in Nigeria extremist attacks
10 days ago
From 2010 on, Islamic extremists have engaged in hit-and-run shootings and suicide bombings, attacks that have killed more than 1,500 people, according to an Associated Press count.
US: Islamic extremists move between Nigeria, Mali
65 days ago
The United States ambassador to Nigeria has said Islamic extremists continue to move freely from the nation to northern Mali, despite the ongoing French military operation there.
Lebanon, Greece name hostages killed in Nigeria
66 days ago
Lebanon and Greece have identified the hostages killed by Islamic extremists in Nigeria, though two people remain unaccounted for out of the seven kidnapped.
Nigeria: Video shows bodies of foreign hostages
67 days ago
Nigerian soldiers have been sent to Mali to help French forces and Malian troops battle Islamic extremists there.