Islamic State in West Africa (formerly Boko Haram) Ongoing Updates - June 2019

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29 June 2019

• UPDATE (06-30-19): Boko Haram Attacks Borno Power Station, Destroy Facilities

14 June 2019

• UPDATE (06-26-19): Boko Haram Factionalization: Who are Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) Fighters in Niger and Chad?

Islamic State in West Africa (formerly Boko Haram) Ongoing Updates - February 2019

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16 February 2019

• UPDATE (02-19-19): Boko Haram terrorists kill eight in new suicide bombing attack hours before Nigeria puts presidential election on hold for a week

14 February 2019

• UPDATE (02-19-19): Nigeria: Upsurge in Boko Haram violence ahead of election

5 February 2019

• Boko Haram in charge, issues movement permit in Baga - Fleeing residents

3 February 2019

• UPDATE (02-05-19): Islamic State, Seeking Next Chapter, Makes Inroads Through West Africa

Islamic State in West Africa (formerly Boko Haram) Ongoing Updates - November 2015

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30 November 2015

• UPDATE (12-01-15): Boko Haram Raze Village in Niger, Abduct Unknown Number of Teen Girls from Nigeria
• Cab Operators Warns Govt Over Airport Security
• Boko Haram destroys Nigerian military base; 107 troops MIA

29 November 2015

• UPDATE (11-30-15): Boko Haram kills four, abducts teenage girls in Borno
• UPDATE (11-30-15): Poverty, corruption fuel Boko Haram in Nigeria
• Nigeria Human Rights Commission laments number of children out of school
• Iraqis find 3 more mass graves in formerly IS-held Sinjar
• ISIS claims responsibility for bombing in northern Iraq that killed seven

28 November 2015

• UPDATE (11-29-15): ISIS' Grip on Libyan City Gives It a Fallback Option
• UPDATE (11-29-15): Warning of possible Boko Haram attack unsettles Abuja
• UPDATE (11-29-15): Boko Haram claims suicide attack no Shiite Muslims in Nigeria that killed 22 people
• UPDATE (11-29-15): Boko Haram claims bombing of Shiite procession in Nigeria
• UPDATE (11-29-15): Boko Haram claims responsibility for Kano suicide bomb: SITE

27 November 2015

• US recommends measures to eliminate Boko Haram 

26 November 2015

• Boko Haram militants kill 15 in southern Niger: sources 

25 November 2015

• UPDATE (11-26-15): Reps to investigate report that Boko Haram killed 90,000 policemen 

24 November 2015

• UPDATE (11-26-15): Nigerian reopens schools in Borno state amid Boko Haram threat
• Al-Shabab wants IS to back off in east Africa

20 November 2015

• Nigeria has a new government, but Boko Haram is deadlier than ever

19 November 2015

• UPDATE (11-20-15): UN to strengthen Nigeria's fight against Boko Haram
• UPDATE (11-20-15): The Islamic State wasn't the deadliest terror group last year. Boko Haram was
• UPDATE (11-20-15): Nigerian Air Force bombs 'mass gathering' of Boko Haram terrorists
• UPDATE (11-20-15): Nigeria's Boko Haram kills 49 in suicide bombings

18 November 2015

• UPDATE (11-19-15): Boko Haram attack: Adamawa bans night markets in Yola
• Boko Haram kills more people than ISIS as total hits historic high

17 November 2015

• UPDATE (11-18-15): 32 dead, 80 hurt in Nigeria blast blamed on Boko Haram

16 November 2015

• UPDATE (11-17-15): Boko Haram Destroyed More Than 1,000 Schools This Year, UN Says 

15 November 2015

• UPDATE (11-16-15): Boko Haram Attacks Persist, But Nigerian Officials Say Group Is Losing Ground 

13 November 2015

• Boko Haram is Moving to Other Parts of Nigeria - Tinubu Warns
• Boko Haram planning to bomb South-West - NOA raises alarm
• Nigeria troops rescue 61, kill four Boko Haram suspects 

12 November 2015

• Around 25 dead in Boko Haram raid in Niger and clashes with army

11 November 2015

• Boko Haram Looks Beyond Nigeria in Face of Increasing Military Pressure 

9 November 2015

• Everyday insurgency: Nigerians describe life in the time of Boko Haram
• Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers attack mosque in Cameroon
• Wanted Boko Haram Suspect Arrested at Abuja Airport
• ISIS Yet To Recognize Boko Haram - Experts

8 November 2015

• UPDATE (11-09-15): Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill three in Chad

6 November 2015

• Boko Haram is also 'your' problem

5 November 2015

• Methodist bishop: Boko Haram cannot be defeated by force alone

3 November 2015

• 15 Boko Haram fighters, 2 soldiers in fresh battle

2 November 2015

• UPDATE (11-03-15): Nigeria's Boko Haram reveals rocket-making factory
• UPDATE (11-03-15): Boko Haram video shows severing of hands of alleged thieves

1 November 2015

• Nigerian Military Releases 182 Boko Haram Prisoners

Boko Haram Ongoing Updates - October 2015

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30 October 2015

• Fighting Boko Haram: Media accounts tell more about the war than the enemy
• Boko Haram: Many feared killed, houses burnt down in Yobe

29 October 2015

• Boko Haram forces police to operate under trees
• Nigeria issues 'most-wanted' Boko Haram militant photos

28 October 2015

• UPDATE (10-29-15): Nigeria Army Chief decorates about 3000 soldiers fighting Boko Haram
• UPDATE (10-29-15): Boko Haram: Air Force conducts 1,448 strikes in four months
• 338 People Rescued From Boko Haram - Nigerian Army

26 October 2015

• Nigeria's Boko Haram to Poison Water? Army Urges Northeast to Stock Up Amid Fears of Terrorist Plot

25 October 2015

• UPDATE (10-26-15): Nigeria detains 45 over Boko Haram plot
• UPDATE (10-26-15): Nigerian Troops Dislodge Boko Haram From Kerenowa And Chikun Gudu
• Nigeria arrests 4 Boko Haram insurgents on failed mission 

24 October 2015

• UPDATE (10-25-15): Suspected Boko Haram female suicide bombers strike in Nigeria
• UPDATE (10-25-15): Imam of the mosque I pray initiated me into Boko Haram – Suspect
• Another bomb blast in Maiduguri kills four
• Cameroon troops beat Boko Haram back into Nigeria
• DSS Foils Boko Haram Plot to Bomb Popular Residential Estate in Lagos 

23 October 2015

• UPDATE (10-24-15): Boko Haram hits Nigerian mosque in deadly suicide bombing

22 October 2015

• Abandoned iPads in Nigeria could be Boko Haram bombs

21 October 2015

• Army kills Boko Haram fighters, rescue 100 cows
• Nigerian troops, hunters kill 150 Boko Haram extremists

19 October 2015

• Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 11 in northeast Nigeria

18 October 2015

• UPDATE (10-19-15): Boko Haram storms Adamawa village, kills 12
• UPDATE (10-19-15): Troops arrest Boko Haram terrorists in Plateau

17 October 2015

• Ten Boko Haram suspects held in Jigawa
• Boko Haram: Islamic cleric condemns incessant bombings
• A family trip back to Nigeria, post-Boko Haram: 'Look at the state of our country, the bitterness and the violence'

16 October 2015

• NSCDC trains 10000 personnel to fight Boko Haram

15 October 2015

• Ndigbo greatest victims of Boko Haram attack - Lagos group
• Boko Haram urges Somalia's al-Shabab to abandon al-Qaeda, join IS

14 October 2015

• UPDATE (10-15-15): US to Send Drones, Troops to Help Cameroon's Campaign Against Boko Haram
• UPDATE (10-15-15): Obama Orders 300 Troops to Cameroon to Support Fight Against Boko Haram
• Alleged Boko Haram fuel supplier arrested
• Boko Haram blamed as triple bombing kills 7 inNigeria
• Triple suicide bombing blamed on Boko Haram kills 7 in Nigeria's northeast

13 October 2015

• UPDATE (10-14-15): Many feared dead as Boko Haram bombs Maiduguria gain
• Nigeria schoolgirl tells House of Lords of brutal Boko Haram attack

10 October 2015

• UPDATE (10-13-15): Lake Chad blasts blamed on Boko Haram kill 37: security sources
• UPDATE (10-13-15): Boko Haram Video: Fighters Repel Nigerians, Behead Soldier
• UPDATE (10-13-15): Nigerian Army discover cluster bombs in Boko Haram's enclaves

8 October 2015

• UPDATE (10-09-15): Nigerian Army reinforces Yobe town after Boko Haram attack

7 October 2015

• Nigeria Attacks Kill 16 as Boko Haram Releases New Video
• Boko Haram loses 100 men in attack of Nigeria's military base
• Nigerian troops kill 100 Boko Haram militants in gun battle: official

6 October 2015

• UPDATE (10-07-15): Boko Haram Attacks Sweep Nigerian Capital, Niger, Chad
• Nigerian troops 'arrest Boko Haram financier'
• Boko Haram militants kill 11 Chad troops:military source

5 October 2015

• UPDATE (10-06-15): 600 Teachers Killed, 19,000 [Teachers] Displaced By Boko Haram
• UPDATE (10-06-15): The Young Survivors of Boko Haram
• UPDATE (10-06-15): Boko Haram Claims Responsibility For Suicide Bombings Near Nigeria's Capital Abuja 

4 October 2015

• UPDATE (10-07-15): Boko Haram Marked me for Death Because I Converted to Christianity

3 October 2015

• UPDATE(10-06-15): Two Niger soldiers killed in 'Boko Haram ambush'
• UPDATE (10-06-15): Nigeria's Abuja hit by blasts with at least 18 dead

1 October 2015

• UPDATE (10-06-15): Another Boko Haram fuel dump uncovered - Nigerian Army
• UPDATE (10-06-15): Boko Haram strikes in Adamawa, slaughters 5
• UPDATE (10-06-15): As Independence celebration winds down, 80 BokoHaram fighters surrender - Nigerian army