A yet-to-be-confirmed number of soldiers have been killed by militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā'at ...

Boko Haram militants launched a late-night assault on Chad’s Barka Tolorom military base in the Lake Chad region, killing at least 23 soldiers and injuring 26. Chadian forces repelled the attack after ...

Boko Haram, a terror group based in Nigeria, has repeatedly targeted Chadian positions around Lake Chad as part of its ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the war against the terror group Boko Haram is a fight to the finish. He said this yesterday at an extra- ordinary ...

Vigilantes and local hunters are shown late last year before going on patrol in Nigeria. Boko Haram militants were fought off by a civilian self ...

Abuja; Nigeria: Leaders of Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Benin on Tuesday announced plans to step up the fight against Boko Haram with an additional battalion and a command center to tackle the militants ...

The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) on Wednesday dismissed reports that it would send troops to Nigeria to help fight Boko Haram. “There is no such decision to send any military elements by the RSA ...

Boko Haram militants in Nigeria. Boots on the ground might not be an option, but the U.S. military is helping in the fight against Nigerian insurgent group Boko Haram by sharing key communications ...

Nigerian troops are currently battling to prevent Boko Haram militants from taking over the town of Bama in the northeastern Borno State, local residents and army sources have told Anadolu Agency.