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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Dead, Islamic State West African Province Says
Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) according to audio AFP obtained from the group Sunday, two weeks after reports emerged that he had died.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau "Badly Wounded": Report
Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival ISIS-allied jihadists in the north of the country, two intelligence sources said Thursday.
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Boko Haram Leader In New Video Says Group Safe, Not Crushed
Boko Haram's elusive leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video on Thursday to dispute a claim that the jihadist group had been routed from its Sambisa Forest stronghold.
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Boko Haram Leader Warns Donald Trump 'War Has Just Begun'
The leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram has reacted to the election of Donald Trump to the White House with a warning that "the war has just begun" against the West.
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Captive Nigerian Schoolgirls Died In Air Strikes, Claims Boko Haram In Video
Boko Haram today claimed that among the 276 Nigerian schoolgirls, kidnapped by the terrorist group two years ago, some were killed in government air strikes.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Releases New Video Denying Surrender
Boko Haram released a new video Friday denying any suggestion it might surrender, just over a week after shadowy leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a rare message looking dejected and frail.
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Boko Haram Kill 7 In Suicide Attack, Raid: Residents
Boko Haram gunmen have mounted their first attacks since Nigeria's government declared the Islamist group "technically" defeated, killing seven people in a raid and suicide bombing, residents told AFP on Wednesday.
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Boko Haram 'Most Wanted' Poster Yields First Arrest: Army
Nigeria's military has said it has made its first arrest as a result of publishing a list of the 100 "most wanted" Boko Haram suspects
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Boko Haram Says Leader Abubakar Shekau is Alive in New Video
Boko Haram said in a new video on Wednesday that its elusive leader Abubakar Shekau was alive and still in charge of the Nigeria-based Islamist group whose six-year insurgency has killed thousands.
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Boko Haram Leader Dismisses Nigerian Military Claims
Nigeria's military on Saturday claimed further gains in its counter-offensive against Boko Haram, but the group's shadowy leader Abubakar Shekau dismissed the talk of success as "lies".
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Dead, Islamic State West African Province Says
Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) according to audio AFP obtained from the group Sunday, two weeks after reports emerged that he had died.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau "Badly Wounded": Report
Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival ISIS-allied jihadists in the north of the country, two intelligence sources said Thursday.
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Boko Haram Leader In New Video Says Group Safe, Not Crushed
Boko Haram's elusive leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video on Thursday to dispute a claim that the jihadist group had been routed from its Sambisa Forest stronghold.
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Boko Haram Leader Warns Donald Trump 'War Has Just Begun'
The leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram has reacted to the election of Donald Trump to the White House with a warning that "the war has just begun" against the West.
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Captive Nigerian Schoolgirls Died In Air Strikes, Claims Boko Haram In Video
Boko Haram today claimed that among the 276 Nigerian schoolgirls, kidnapped by the terrorist group two years ago, some were killed in government air strikes.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Releases New Video Denying Surrender
Boko Haram released a new video Friday denying any suggestion it might surrender, just over a week after shadowy leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a rare message looking dejected and frail.
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Boko Haram Kill 7 In Suicide Attack, Raid: Residents
Boko Haram gunmen have mounted their first attacks since Nigeria's government declared the Islamist group "technically" defeated, killing seven people in a raid and suicide bombing, residents told AFP on Wednesday.
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Boko Haram 'Most Wanted' Poster Yields First Arrest: Army
Nigeria's military has said it has made its first arrest as a result of publishing a list of the 100 "most wanted" Boko Haram suspects
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Boko Haram Says Leader Abubakar Shekau is Alive in New Video
Boko Haram said in a new video on Wednesday that its elusive leader Abubakar Shekau was alive and still in charge of the Nigeria-based Islamist group whose six-year insurgency has killed thousands.
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Boko Haram Leader Dismisses Nigerian Military Claims
Nigeria's military on Saturday claimed further gains in its counter-offensive against Boko Haram, but the group's shadowy leader Abubakar Shekau dismissed the talk of success as "lies".
