boko-haram
Report: Nigeria Reaches Deal With Boko Haram to Release Missing Girls
Aleksander Chan · 10/17/14 01:57PMBoko Haram, the Islamist militant group with ties to al-Qaeda waging war in Nigeria and responsible for the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls, has reportedly reached a ceasefire agreement with the Nigerian government. Discussions between the Nigerian government and the militants have included talks of releasing the girls, who have been in captivity for six months.
Boko Haram Declares an Islamic Caliphate in Nigeria
Allie Jones · 08/25/14 11:13AMBoko Haram, the militant Islamic group that has been kidnapping women, girls, and boys and capturing territory in northern Nigeria, has declared an Islamic caliphate. The Nigerian army already rejected the claim as "empty," noting that the "sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Nigerian state is still intact."
Boko Haram Abducts 97 and Kills 28 in Raid on Nigerian Fishing Village
Megan Reynolds · 08/16/14 03:40PMBoko Haram Kills 100 As It Sets Fire to And Seizes Another Major Town
Enid Shaw · 08/06/14 06:49PMExtremist group Boko Haram has reportedly seized yet another major Nigerian town, killing at least 100 civilians in the process. Nigeria's Daily Post reports that Gwoza, one of the most populated areas in the northeastern Borno State, was seized by the group at dawn, who came in using armored tanks and Toyota Hilux pickup trucks. Local news agency Sahara Reporters says that the attack began at dawn, and the town was under Boko Haram control by late morning. Nigerian soldiers were reportedly outmatched by what SR calls, worryingly, Boko Haram's "increasingly sophisticated weaponry."
Boko Haram Kidnapped Cameroonian Vice PM's Wife, Officials Say
Dayna Evans · 07/27/14 11:45AMBomb Blasts in Nigeria Kills 25 People, Boko Haram Continues Attacks
Allie Jones · 07/23/14 10:35AMThousands Flee Nigerian Town After Boko Haram Attack
Aleksander Chan · 07/21/14 06:42PMResidents "Piling Up Corpses" After Boko Haram Attack on Nigerian Town
Andy Cush · 07/18/14 10:16AMActivist Malala to Meet With Nigerian President About Missing Girls
Dayna Evans · 07/14/14 10:12AMAleksander Chan · 07/06/14 05:56PM
56 Reportedly Killed by Car Bomb in Nigeria
Allie Jones · 07/01/14 03:20PMBoko Haram Reportedly Kidnapped at Least 60 More Girls in Nigeria
Allie Jones · 06/24/14 09:20AMExplosion at World Cup Viewing Venue in Nigeria, Many Reported Dead
Aleksander Chan · 06/17/14 06:45PMMultiple outlets are reporting an explosion occurred at a World Cup viewing venue in Damaturu, in northeast Nigeria. A source from the General Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital told Reuters that "several pickup trucks" carrying wounded and potential casualties pulled up to the hospital following the explosion. Al Jazeera is reporting that "many" people have been killed.
Report: Boko Haram Kidnaps 20 More Women
Aleksander Chan · 06/09/14 06:47PMSuspected Boko Haram gunmen have reportedly abducted 20 women from the village of Garkin Fulani, Nigeria, just miles away from the Chibok, where hundreds of girls were taken in April. The Nigerian Islamic militants forced the girls into their vehicles by gunpoint and also reportedly kidnapped three young men attempting to stop the abduction.
Nigerian Defense Chief: We've Located the Abducted Girls
Dayna Evans · 05/26/14 05:46PMHelp Marine Todd Get His Message Out to the Nasty Hashtag Slacktivists
Adam Weinstein · 05/21/14 11:36AMAdam Weinstein · 05/13/14 12:07PM
Here Is a Collection of Twitter Trolls Teaching Photoshop to Ann Coulter
Adam Weinstein · 05/12/14 11:20AMNew Boko Haram Video Claims to Show Missing Nigerian Girls
Taylor Berman · 05/12/14 06:02AMIn a video obtained by the AFP on Monday, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said he would free the more than 200 kidnapped Nigerian school girls in exchange for the release of captured militants. The video also shows several dozen girls, claimed by Shekau to be the missing school girls, wearing full-length hijabs and praying.