
The Nigeria-based Boko Haram, a jihadist organization that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS/ISIL) earlier this year, has been named the world’s deadliest terrorist group in a new study.
by Edwin Mora20 Nov 2015, 6:30 PM PST0

A special advisor to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari told BBC over the weekend that the government “can’t rule out” the possibility of negotiating with jihadist terror group Boko Haram, following a string of bombings and village raids in the northeast of the country.
by Frances Martel6 Jul 2015, 9:00 PM PST0

The United States will contribute $5 million to fund a multi-national, anti-Boko Haram task force, based in Chad but led by Nigeria, according to Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
by John Hayward18 Jun 2015, 5:51 PM PST0

Recent videos from Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram may suggest that its leadership is divided over their professed loyalty to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
by Michael Lucchese11 Jun 2015, 8:32 PM PST0

Evidence of a global Islamist insurgency is mounting, as Nigerian government forces recover captured video footage showing foreign fighters at the top of terrorist group Boko Haram. It has long been suspected that the hard-line Boko Haram followers, who have
by Oliver Lane27 May 2015, 4:54 AM PST0

Women and children freed from captivity under the jihadist terror group Boko Haram are being held at an undisclosed location by the Nigerian military after accusing each other of continuing to communicate with and work for the terrorist group. Nigerian officials claim they have been relocated to an undisclosed location for more focused therapy to help them work through their trauma.
by Frances Martel22 May 2015, 5:20 PM PST0

The parents of more than 200 girls who remain missing from the Nigerian town of Chibok expressed outrage at the federal government following the announcement that hundreds of female captives had been liberated from Boko Haram terrorists, but none were the famed missing girls of Chibok. “To us, the government no longer has credibility,” said one parent.
by Frances Martel30 Apr 2015, 5:48 PM PST0