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This video grab image created on August 14, 2016 taken from a video released on youtube purportedly by Boko Haram showing what is claimed to be one of the group’s fighters at an undisclosed location standing in front of girls allegedly kidnapped from Chibok in April 2014. AFP
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Boko Haram Female Recruits Fighting, not Just Cooking, Cleaning
Female members of Boko Haram are almost as likely as men to be deployed as fighters in northeast Nigeria, challenging a widespread perception that these women are mainly used as cooks and suicide bombers, researchers said on Monday. While men in the extremist group...Caption:
This screen grab image taken on February 18, 2015 from a video made available by terror group Boko Haram shows Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau making a statement at an undisclosed location, Reuters
Alleged Boko Haram Leader Taunts Nigerian Military in Video
The purport leader of Nigerian extremist militant group Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau appeared in a video posted on social media on Sunday in which he rejected statements by the country’s military that he had been seriously wounded. The Nigerian military has said...Caption:
Chadian soldiers rest near the front line in the war against insurgent group Boko Haram in Gambaru, Nigeria, February 26, 2015. Reuters
Army: 38 Boko Haram Militants Killed in South Niger
Thirty-eight Boko Haram militants have been killed during search operations carried out by soldiers from Niger and Chad in the Diffa region of southeast Niger this week, an official said Friday. Two soldiers from the bilateral force were lightly wounded in the action...Caption:
In this photo taken on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, police and soldiers stand in front of a burnt out army barracks following an attack by Boko Haram in in Damaturu, Nigeria. Nigerian. (AP Photo)