Nigeria's Boko Haram Militants Attack Chad
The group carried out their first attack on Chadian soil killing several residents and a local chief before they were repelled by security forces.
Boko Haram
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram Attacks Chad
Vanguard, 13 February 2015
Boko Haram rebels carried out their first attack Friday inside neighbouring Chad, targeting a village on the shores of Lake Chad as part of a widening insurgency that has sucked in… Read more »
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Chad:
Boko Haram Fighters Launch First Attack Inside Chad
DW, 13 February 2015
Fighters of Nigeria's Islamist militant group Boko Haram have attacked a Chadian village, killing several people. The strike is the first known attack by the group in the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Security Council Condemns Boko Haram Attacks As Deadly Violence Spreads to Nigeria's Neighbours
UN News, 14 February 2015
The United Nations Security Council has condemned "in the strongest terms" the continued escalation of attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram terrorists, including deadly attacks during… Read more »
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West Africa:
West Africa Must Fight Nigeria's Boko Haram With International Support, Interview UN Special Representative
RFI, 15 February 2015
UN Special Representative for West Africa Mohammed Ibn Chambas has urged Lake Chad basin countries to "aggressively" tackle Nigerian militant group Boko Haram themselves. The envoy… Read more »
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Nigeria:
UN Warns of 'Urgent' Humanitarian Situation As Boko Haram Attacks Spill Over Nigeria Border
UN News, 13 February 2015
As the continuing violence in north-east Nigeria spills across the country's borders and into neighbouring Chad, Cameroon and Niger, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) today… Read more »
InFocus
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Chad's army has driven Boko Haram fighters from a Borno town seized by the militants in October 2014. Read more »
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The Niger's government has voted unanimously to send troops to Nigeria to join a regional fight against Boko Haram group, following cross-border attacks. Read more »
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Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram sect, has insisted that the alliance forces will not deter the group from carrying out its reign of violence across the region. Read more »
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It is the first time the militants has launched attacks in Niger. Read more »
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Boko Haram has led an attack on the border town of Fotokol in Cameroon, in retaliation for the joint offensive against them, led by the Nigerian army, Cameroon and Chad. Read more »