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Soldiers and policemen deploy to secure the venue during a rally of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Maiduguri on January 24, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/ TUNJI OMIRIN)

Boko Haram attacks northeastern Nigerian city, dozens killed

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 25, 2015 | World

Maiduguri, Nigeria, AP—In fierce fighting Sunday that killed more than 200 combatants, Nigerian troops clashed with Islamic extremists who attacked Maiduguri, the biggest city in northeastern Nigeria, from three fronts. At the same time the insurgents continued...

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Protestors hold signs during a demonstration on May 6, 2014 outside the Nigerian embassy in Washington, DC, demanding robust action to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in the West African country. (AFP Photo/Robert MacPherson)

Opinion: Some hashtags are more equal than others

by Diana Moukalled | Jan 20, 2015 | Opinion

Do you remember last year’s #BringBackOurGirls solidarity campaign? It was launched in response to the abduction of around 300 girls from their school in Nigeria by members of the extremist gang that calls itself Boko Haram. These girls have not been returned to their...

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Cameroonian soldiers patrolling in Amchide, northern Cameroon, 1 km from Nigeria. Around 20 of the dozens of hostages seized by Boko Haram in Cameroon at the weekend were released by the Islamists as they were chased by the army, media reports and sources said on January 19, 2015. (AFP)

30 hostages taken by Boko Haram in Cameroon are released

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 19, 2015 | World

Yaounde, Cameroon, AP—About 30 hostages abducted in Cameroon over the weekend by members of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram have been released, Cameroon’s military said Monday. Military spokesman Col. Didier Badjeck said some of the more than 60 hostages...

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A screen-grab taken on July 13, 2014 from a video released by the Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram and obtained by AFP shows the leader of the Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau. (AFP)

Extremists seize multinational base on Nigeria–Chad border

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 5, 2015 | World

Bauchi, AP—Boko Haram Islamic extremists have seized the headquarters of a multinational military force near Nigeria’s border with Chad, just days after foreign troops abandoned the base, according to a community leader and residents who took to canoes to...

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Red Cross workers distributes relief material to displaced victims of Boko Haram violence, at a relief camp in Dawaki, a local government area in Kano, December 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Suspected Islamic extremists kidnap 185 in northeast Nigeria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 18, 2014 | World

Maiduguri, Nigeria, AP—Islamic extremists killed 35 people and kidnapped at least 185, fleeing residents said Thursday of an attack near the town where nearly 300 schoolgirls were taken hostage in April. Teenager Aji Ibrahim said he was lucky to escape into the...