YAOUNDE, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- At least five Boko Haram militants were killed when they launched an offensive against a military camp in Cameroon's Far North region, security sources confirmed on Thursday. Read full story ... .
PresidentDumaBoko has said six local football coaches will be sent to English giants Manchester United to study elite football operations ... The development follows a recent meeting between Boko and Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe in Maun.
The Nigerian government paid Boko Haram militants a "huge" ransom of millions of dollars to free up to 230 children and staff the jihadists abducted from a Catholic school in November, intelligence sources told AFP....
19 (Xinhua) -- At least five Boko Haram militants were killed after launching a coordinated overnight assault on a military outpost in Cameroon's Far North region, military sources said on Thursday.
The United States has imposed sanctions on eight Nigerians over alleged ties to terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as well as cybercrime-related offences ....
14 (Xinhua) -- Militants from Boko... Boko Haram has been active in the region since 2014 and is notorious for targeting civilians, often kidnapping victims for ransom.
The deployment follows months of escalating pressure from President Trump on the African nation, including a surprise missile strike on Christmas Day... .
The troops will help train Nigerians to fight militants, but will not be involved in combat. U.S. forces have been assisting local soldiers with identifying potential terrorist targets ... .
This deployment marks the first official acknowledgment of US troops on the ground in Nigeria since Washington carried out airstrikes against Islamic State-linked militants, including Boko Haram elements, in the country’s northwest on Christmas Day.