Nigeria's War Against Boko Haram is Intensifying. Boko Haram Gains A 'Foothold' In Neighboring Cameroon

Friday 8 August 2014


File photo of Boko Haram militants. AFP



Nigerian Army Fights To Push Boko Haram Out Of Two Northeast Towns -- Reuters



Nigeria's military fought gun battles with Boko Haram Islamists in two key northeastern towns on Friday, after the militants killed dozens of people and drove soldiers out of Gwoza town two days ago, security sources and the military said.



On Friday the military launched strikes to push the rebels out of Gwoza, the security sources said, and the garrison town of Damboa, which the militants sacked a month ago.



Both towns lie on roads linking Nigeria to Cameroon and Chad.



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More News On The War Against Boko Haram



Dozens dead in Boko Haram attack -- Euronews

Boko Haram seizes another town in Nigeria's north, resident and security officials say -- AP

Boko Haram raises its flag over another Nigerian town -- Long War Journal

Boko Haram Overruns Nigerian Town, Killing Dozens -- WSJ

'Islamist militants' kill 10 in northern Cameroon -- BBC

Suspected Boko Haram raid kills 10 in Cameroon: state radio -- Reuters

20 killed in north Cameroon attacks -- Global Post/Xinhua

Boko Haram gathers new recruits in Cameroon -- News 24

Boko Haram new recruits to gain foothold in Cameroon -- ENCA

Boko Haram Gathers New Recruits to Gain Foothold in Cameroon -- NDTV/AFP

Nigeria: Boko Haram - Untold Tales of Death, Tears in Displaced Persons Camps -- AllAfrica.com

In Nigeria, campaign against Boko Haram militants brings fears of military excesses -- Washington Post

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