Nigerian troops cleared Boko Haram from the Lame/Burra forest in Bauchi state, according to an army spokesman. Soldiers also recaptured three towns and a village in Yobe state from the jihadist group on Mar. 10. A South African military contractor and five Nigerian troops were killed when their vehicle was attacked at a roadblock near Maiduguri on Mar. 9. The US has the potential to expand its campaign against the Islamic State to include Boko Haram, according to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter.
