DAMASAK, Nigeria (Reuters) - Graffiti and Boko Haram's black and white flags were all that remained of the Islamists in Damasak after troops from Chad and Niger seized the town in northeastern Nigeria ...

Boko Haram fighters have reportedly hoisted the Islamist group's flag in a remote district in Niger State, Nigeria's Middle Belt region, and seized the wives of fleeing residents, the state's governor ...

It is the first time in years the Nigerian government has said it was talking to Boko Haram about a ceasefire.

The Nigerian military on Saturday engaged in an intense gun battle with the notorious Boko Haram militants at the outskirts of Marte town in the country's northeastern state of Borno, at the end of ...

DAMASAK, Nigeria — Boko Haram’s black flag is everywhere in the town of Damasak, deep in Islamist-held territory in northern Nigeria: It is painted on former administrative buildings and schools, and ...

Boko Haram members yesterday reportedly took over Bama town and hoisted the sect's flag, following a fierce gun battle between them and Nigerian soldiers. According to information obtained by ...

Here’s a look at Boko Haram, a militant Islamic group working out of Nigeria, whose purpose is to institute Sharia, or Islamic law. Facts In the local Hausa dialect, Boko Haram means “Western ...