Seven soldiers in Chad are killed in an explosion blamed on Boko Haram extremists
An explosive device detonated and killed seven soldiers in Chad during a patrol in the country's west near Lake Chad, the government says. The interim...
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Ransom Kidnappings Challenge North Cameroon [analysis]
In just three years (2015-18), kidnappers in North Cameroon collected ransom money of around €3 million (CFAF 2 billion), according to Garoua police. This crime...
Nigerian army rescues children among dozens who were abducted by Islamic rebels in the northeast
Nigerian security forces have rescued dozens of captives mostly women and children held by Islamic extremist rebels in the country’s hard-hit northeastern region, the army...
Why schoolchildren are regularly being targeted by terrorist groups in many countries
An Islamic State-linked group in Uganda attacked a school in June, killing more than 40 people, mostly students, in what seems to be an escalating...
Lake Chad task force extends operation to flush out Islamist terrorists
The militaries of Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria have hailed the success of a joint security operation they say has freed 4,500 civilians and killed...
Top Islamic State commander Ammar Bin-Umar killed in Lake Chad airstrike
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have eliminated a top leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Ammar Bin-Umar...
Over 100 Islamic State and Boko Haram terrorists killed near the Nigerian border
Multinational Joint Task Force spokesman Colonel Muhammad Dole said that during the operation, troops had ventured deep into enclaves controlled by the terrorists in the...