Boko Haram
Challenges at frontline of Nigeria extremist fight
Challenges at frontline of Nigeria extremist fight
Specifics elusive in Nigeria’s extremist fight
The $7 million reward for Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram’s emir, puts him in the top echelon of wanted terrorist leaders. Rewards of $5 million are also offered for Mokhtar Belmokhtar and Yahya Abu Hammam.
Nigerian Islamist militants return from Mali with weapons, skills
Sahel ulema launch prison campaign
Global impact to Sahel terror
Northern Nigerians adapt to life under the gun of Islamist militants
A pair of suicide bombers from either Boko Haram or Ansar al-Muslimeen in the Land of Black Africans targeted Christians at a bus terminal in Kano.
Nigeria: Boko Haram and Alamieyesaigha – Effect On Nigeria-US Relations
France using ‘all possible means’ to rescue Cameroon hostages
US: Islamic extremists moving freely between Nigeria, Mali, raising terror attack fears
Insight: Islamist inroads in Mali may undo French war on al Qaeda
Ansar al-Muslimeen in the Land of Black Africans said it executed the foreigners after British and Nigerian forces attempted to free the hostages.
Sahel states must share intel, African expert warns
Timbuktu: al-Qaeda’s terrorist training academy in the Mali desert
Timbuktu Training Site Shows Terrorists’ Reach
‘Darker Sides’: The Vast Islamist Sanctuary of ‘Sahelistan’
Ivory Coast Leader: ‘Germany Should Also Send Troops to Mali’
Analysis: French early strike shakes up Mali intervention plan
In Nigeria, trapped between Islamist radicals and security forces
Boko Haram fighters unleashed a series of attacks across northern Nigeria on Christmas Eve, killing at least 12 Christian worshipers and burning down two churches. Separately, Nigerian security forces killed 14 suspected Boko Haram members in northern Nigeria.
The offices of South Africa’s MTN and India’s Airtel were the targets of today’s suicide attacks in Kano.
Mali intervention by ECOWAS: Refugee fears
The al Qaeda-linked Nigerian terror group has carried out at least 19 suicide attacks this year. Boko Haram’s targets have included churches, mosques, newspapers, government officials, and security forces.
Nigerian security forces claim to have killed a senior Boko Haram leader suspected of facilitating the assassination of General Shuwa Mohammad earlier this month. Six other Boko Haram affiliates were also killed in the operation.
Al-Qaeda resurgent?
Nigeria army ‘abuses’ in Boko Haram crackdown – Amnesty
Boko Haram: Nigeria, Niger agree on joint border patrols
How Boko Haram started – Gov Aliyu
Foreign jihadists from West African countries such as Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Guinea, Senegal, and the Ivory Coast are filling out the ranks.