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Boko Haram Attacks Maiduguri, Releases Video of Militants Shooting Wounded Nigerian Soldiers
Witness reports 20 dead in deadly assault on same day the militant group releases new video under its rebranded name, the Islamic State's West Africa Province.
Ghosts of Boko Haram: How Nigerian Refugees Are Coping in the Wake of the Baga Massacre
Though the Nigerian military has won victories against the notoriously violent militants, refugees displaced by the violence are still struggling to repair their lives.
In Photos: On the Banks of Despair With Lake Chad’s Boko Haram Refugees
Boko Haram fighters are hiding on hundreds of small, inaccessible islands scattered across Lake Chad, forcing thousands to seek shelter in a refugee camp where living conditions are extreme.
Boko Haram Said to Recapture Nigerian Border Town as Islamic State Offers Praise
Boko Haram fighters reportedly seized control of a town in northern Nigeria on Friday, just as the Islamic State released images praising the militant group.
The UN Desperately Needs Funds to Help Manage a Boko Haram Refugee Crisis
Some 200,000 refugees outside of Nigeria are being cared for almost entirely by the UN and various non-governmental organizations.
Alleged Mass Abduction Could Undermine Nigeria's Campaign Against Boko Haram
Reports of Boko Haram fighters kidnapping hundreds of people from the northeastern town of Damasak fit into the insurgency's pattern of mass abductions and slaughters.
At Least 70 Bodies With Slit Throats Found After Boko Haram Retreats From Nigerian Town
The decomposing corpses — including some that were decapitated — were discovered by soldiers from Chad and Niger strewn under a bridge in a town in Nigeria’s northeast.
French Parliament Considers Modeling Weight Restrictions to Battle Anorexia
Today, troops from Chad and Niger retake town from Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, and more.
With a Week to Go Before the Election, Nigeria's President Foresees Boko Haram Defeat Within a Month
The prediction came as further reports of brutality by the militants continued to emerge, including the discovery of a mass grave containing at least 70 bodies, some of them decapitated.
VICE News Capsule - Friday, March 20
Chad and Niger troops retake town from Boko Haram, UN funds Iranian anti-drug efforts despite capital punishment, French parliament could make it illegal to hire models with eating disorders, and Brazilian scientists solve a fungal mystery.
Is This the 'Final Push'? Chad and Niger Enter Nigeria to Tackle Boko Haram
A human rights researcher told VICE News that they're uncertain of the legal basis that the new offensive is operating under.
Thousands Of New Nigerian Refugees Flock to Cameroon To Escape Boko Haram
The UN's refugee agency is struggling to assist the ever-growing number of refugees fleeing violence in Nigeria to overcrowded camps across the border.