More Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria & Niger


Reuters: "Suspected Islamist militants from Nigeria's Boko Haram group killed three civilians and a soldier in a double suicide attack across the border in Niger on Sunday, security sources said. Four attackers also died in Niger's southeastern region of Diffa and authorities were searching for two more suspects, a security official said."

Reuters: "Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State said they were behind suicide bombings (on Friday in two suburbs) near the Nigerian capital Abuja which killed at least 15 people, a statement on Twitter said on Sunday."

From the map above, this appears to be the first attack in or near Abuja in 2015. 

Some earlier and more substantive posts on Boko Haram here, here, and here.

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