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06Jan/17

Chibok schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 safe and sound, with a baby

January 6, 2017WarAnti-intellectualism, Anti-Western sentiment, Belgium, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Borno State, Chibok, Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Child abduction, City: Chibok, Geography of Nigeria, In Nigeria, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Persecution of Christians, States of Nigeria, War/Conflictsmbale

Nigerian soldiers have found a girl who was one of more than 200 pupils kidnapped by Islamist militant group Boko Haram from their school in the town of Chibok in April 2014.

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08Dec/16

British spy chief says Islamic State plotting attacks as Russia makes ‘desert’ of Syria

December 8, 2016WarAl-Assad family, Alex Younger, Anti-Americanism, Asia, Bashar al-Assad, Country: United Kingdom, Criticism of the United States, Donald Trump, Foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War, Government, Hafez al-Assad, Intelligence agencies, Iraqi insurgency, Islam, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, James Bond, London, Persecution of Christians, Politics, Politics of Syria, Russia, Secret Intelligence Service, Syria, United Kingdom, United States, Wahhabism, War/Conflict, Youngsmbale

In a rare speech, the head of Britain’s spy network says Islamic State are plotting attacks as Russia makes ‘desert’ of Syria.

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02Nov/16

Nigerian soldiers, police sexually abuse Boko Haram victims: Human Rights Watch

November 2, 2016WorldAnti-intellectualism, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Borno State, Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Child abduction, Country: Nigeria, Islam, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, Islamist groups, MAIDUGURI, Mausi Segun, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Persecution of Christians, Rabe Abubakar, Religion, Sambisa forest, States of Nigeria, War/Conflictsmbale

Human Rights Watch has released a report accusing Nigeria’s police and troops of raping women and girls displaced by conflict in the northeast. An Islamist campaign by Boko Haram has driven more than two million people from their homes and killed some 15,000 in the region. Abuses are also said to have been carried out by camp leaders and local militias meant to help the military fight the insurgents.

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