Tag: Boko Haram

At least 37 people have been killed in a confrontation between Boko Haram militants and Nigerian troops in the northeastern state of Borno, emergency services personnel said

Nairobi: At least 143 members of the Nigerian Boko Haram Islamist terrorist group have been killed in clashes with Cameroonian security forces, Cameroonian Communications Minister Issa Bakary said Tuesday.

Abuja: At least 55 villagers were killed in three separate attacks by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, an official said. Babagana Umara Zulum, Governor of Borno state, told Xinhua on Sunday that the attacks started on Saturday morning in Nganzai local government area of the state. Zulum, who visited the area […]

Islamabad: The US has retained Pakistan among the countries that tolerate religious discrimination, according to a State Department statement. The determination, made on December 18, includes Myanmar, China, Erit­r­­ea, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan and Turkm­enistan among the states that have been re-designated as “Countries of Particular Concern (CPC)”, Dawn news reported on […]