Boko Haram
Challenges at frontline of Nigeria extremist fight
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Boko Haram
Specifics elusive in Nigeria’s extremist fight
US offers rewards for Boko Haram, African al Qaeda leaders
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.
Cameroon
Nigerian Islamist militants return from Mali with weapons, skills
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Sahel ulema launch prison campaign
Al Qaeda
Global impact to Sahel terror
Boko Haram
Northern Nigerians adapt to life under the gun of Islamist militants
Suicide bombers kill 22 people in Nigeria
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.
Boko Haram
Nigeria: Boko Haram and Alamieyesaigha – Effect On Nigeria-US Relations
Cameroon
France using ‘all possible means’ to rescue Cameroon hostages
Boko Haram
US: Islamic extremists moving freely between Nigeria, Mali, raising terror attack fears
Al Qaeda
Insight: Islamist inroads in Mali may undo French war on al Qaeda
Nigerian jihadist group executes 7 foreigners
Ansar al-Muslimeen in the Land of Black Africans said it executed the foreigners after British and Nigerian forces attempted to free the hostages.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Sahel states must share intel, African expert warns
Al Qaeda
Timbuktu: al-Qaeda’s terrorist training academy in the Mali desert
Al Qaeda
Timbuktu Training Site Shows Terrorists’ Reach
Al Qaeda
‘Darker Sides’: The Vast Islamist Sanctuary of ‘Sahelistan’
ECOWAS
Ivory Coast Leader: ‘Germany Should Also Send Troops to Mali’
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Analysis: French early strike shakes up Mali intervention plan
Al Qaeda
In Nigeria, trapped between Islamist radicals and security forces
Boko Haram attacks 2 churches in northern Nigeria, kills 12
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.
Boko Haram suicide bombers attack mobile phone companies in Nigeria
The offices of South Africa’s MTN and India’s Airtel were the targets of today’s suicide attacks in Kano.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Mali intervention by ECOWAS: Refugee fears
Boko Haram suicide bombs kill 11 at Nigerian military church
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.
‘Invincible’ Boko Haram leader reportedly killed in Nigerian raid
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
Al-Qaeda resurgent?
Amnesty International
Nigeria army ‘abuses’ in Boko Haram crackdown – Amnesty
Boko Haram
Boko Haram: Nigeria, Niger agree on joint border patrols
Boko Haram
How Boko Haram started – Gov Aliyu
West African jihadists flock to northern Mali
Foreign jihadists from West African countries such as Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Guinea, Senegal, and the Ivory Coast are filling out the ranks.