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A woman is seen sitting in front of a tent in the Assaga refugee camp, set up by the UN for Nigerian refugees who fled to southeast Niger to escape Boko Haram militants, Sept. 16, 2015. AFP

Militants Kill Nine, Abduct Dozens in Niger

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 3, 2017 | World

Camel-riding Boko Haram militants killed nine people and abducted dozens more in a village in southern Niger on Sunday night, the local mayor and a journalist said. The attackers rode camels into Ngalewa, about 50 km north of the border with Nigeria – home of...

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Hadiza Modu, 40, sits with her newborn at a shelter for the displaced in Banki, Nigeria. Modu fled to Cameroon after a Boko Haram attack and returned to Banki this year. (Jane Hahn/For The Washington Post)

The Story of those Fleeing Boko Haram

by Kevin Sieff | Jun 30, 2017 | Features

Banki, Nigeria- The soldiers arrived in the middle of the night, tearing through the village of Nigerian refugees, barging into stick huts where families slept in knots on the floor. For years, those refugees had been on the run from Boko Haram insurgents, finally...

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(OIC) member states pose for a group photo during the Istanbul Summit in Istanbul, Turkey April 14, 2016. ( Reuters)

OIC Secretary General Condemns Suicide Attacks in Nigeria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 28, 2017 | Middle East

The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, has strongly condemned the series of suicide attacks that were carried out by suspected members of Boko Haram on Sunday and Monday, 25 and 26 June 2017...

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Terror Attacks Planned for Eid Holiday Foiled in Nigeria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 23, 2017 | Middle East

The Nigerian state security agency announced on Friday that it thwarted plans by militants to detonate explosives in four cities in the north of the country during celebrations to mark the Islamic Eid al-Fitre holiday. The Department of State Services (DSS) said the...

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Millions have been displaced by Boko Haram extremists and the Nigerian military offensive to drive them from Borno state. (AFP)

At Least 16 Killed in Suicide Attacks in Nigeria’s Borno State

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 19, 2017 | World

At leader 16 people were killed when five female suicide bombers detonated their explosives near a camp for refugees left homeless by Boko Haram extremist violence in northeast Nigeria, emergency services said on Monday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)...