Boko Haram
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Jan- 2019 -10 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria troops return to Baga after ISWA attacks force thousands to flee
Nigerian troops were back in the Lake Chad town of Baga after Boko Haram attacks forced tens of thousands to flee
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9 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria: More than 30,000 people flee Baga violence
Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in Baga, northeast Nigeria, after an increase in Boko Haram violence, the UN said
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8 JanuaryAfrica
Boko Haram factions attack Sajeri and Auno as Buhari acknowledges setbacks
At least three people were killed in two attacks by both factions of Boko Haram as Nigeria's president acknowledged setbacks in the fight against the nine-year insurgency.
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4 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack on convoy near Banki, close to Cameroon border
At least two Nigerian soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters ambushed a convoy near Banki, close to the border with Cameroon
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3 JanuaryAfrica
Five crew killed in Nigeria Mi-35 helicopter crash near Damasak as ISIS claims Yobe state attacks
All five crew members aboard a Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 helicopter gunship were killed when the aircraft crashed near Damasak in northern Nigeria
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Dec- 2018 -31 DecemberAfrica
Nigeria army masses in Monguno, moves to clear Boko Haram from Baga
Nigerian troops are massing in Monguno in preparation for an offensive in Baga which was attacked by ISWA militants last week
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26 DecemberAfrica
Nigeria troops, police officer killed in Boko Haram attack near Damaturu
More than a dozen military and police personnel were killed near Damaturu in northeastern Nigeria in an attack blamed on Islamic State West Africa Province
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18 DecemberAfrica
Nigeria soldier killed in Boko Haram attack near Monguno
One Nigerian soldier was killed and another injured in a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Mairari, near the garrison town of Monguno in Borno state
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15 DecemberAfrica
Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base in Gudumbali
Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province faction of Boko Haram attacked a military base in Gudumbali but there were no reports of casualties
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15 DecemberAfrica
Nigeria soldiers killed in roadside bomb blast near Gamboru
Two Nigerian soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb explosion between Gamboru and Logomani in Borno state, near the border with Cameroon, military sources said
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