95 killed in operations against Boko Haram in Nigeria

Last Updated: Saturday, October 26, 2013, 09:47

The face-off between Nigeria`s Joint Task Force (JTF) in the country`S restive northern region and Boko Haram militants witnessed a bloody encounter in Borno and Yobe states with about 95 militants killed, military said Friday.

Nigerian troops kill 74 Islamists in ground, air assault

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 21:15

Nigerian troops killed 74 members of Boko Haram in an air and ground assault, the military said on Friday, a further sign of stepped up operations against the Islamist sect.

Boko Haram Islamists kill 19 in Nigeria`s northeast: Residents

Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 21:29

Boko Haram gunmen dressed in military uniform killed 19 people near Nigerian border with Cameroon in restive northeast where Islamists have carried out deadly attacks, residents and a survivor said.

Nigerian military kills 40 Boko Haram fighters

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 08:14

The Nigerian military confirmed it killed 40 Boko Haram in the northeastern Borno state, Xinhua reported.

Nigeria gunmen lured Muslims for prayer, gunned them down

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 10:31

The tactics used by Nigeria`s Boko Haram terrorist network in yesterday`s attack that killed seven residents seem to contradict the thinking of some other Islamic extremists on the continent.

20 killed Nigeria terrorist attack

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 21:24

At least 20 people, including 15 suspected Boko Haram militants and five civilians, died on Sunday in a fresh attack by the armed Islamic sect in a sleepy town in Nigeria`s northeastern Maiduin Borno state, Xinhua reported citing an army official said.

Nigeria at 53: Extremist killings, tight security

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 09:16

Islamic militants continue to terrorize Nigeria`s northeast despite a massive 4 ½-month-old military campaign including aerial bombardments.

Nigeria college massacre: Boko Haram kill over 50 students while asleep

Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 09:27

Just three days before Nigeria is to celebrate its 53rd Independence Day, the country had to witness a tragic massacre as gunmen killed over 50 students as they slept in dormitories.

Boko Haram gunmen kill students as they sleep in Nigerian college

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 18:27

Suspected Islamist militants stormed a college in northeastern Nigeria and shot dead around 40 male students, some of them while they slept early on Sunday, witnesses said.

Nigeria: Who are Boko Haram militants?

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 17:00

Nigeria`s Boko Haram militants attacked the College of Agriculture in Yobe on Sunday and killed number of students as they slept in the dormitory.

Nigerian Islamists kill 27 in northeast attacks: Official

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 11:07

Gunmen from Islamist group Boko Haram killed 27 villagers in two attacks in Nigeria`s restive northeast this week, a government official said, as violence continued to flare in the face of an army crackdown on the militants.

Boko Haram leader presumed dead resurfaces in video

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 19:11

A video showing the leader of Nigeria`s Islamic extremist Boko Haram group, earlier presumed dead, has been released here in which he is seen praising militants for recent attacks in the north.