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Nigeria Strikes Back Against 'Avengers' Group That Has Been Terrorizing Oil Companies
The Niger Delta Avengers are a new militant group that has claimed responsibility for a recent wave of attacks on pipelines in Nigeria's oil-rich south.
Nigerian Army Accused of Murdering Hundreds of Shiite Muslims, Burning Some Alive
Amnesty International says the Nigerian army tried to cover up the unlawful killings of members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria, which took place in city of Zaria over a two-day period spanning in December last year.
Dozens Killed as the Nigerian Army Raids Shia Sect Inspired by the Iranian Revolution
The army justified the raid by saying that the sect's leader, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, was trying to assassinate an army official.
Bombs Abandoned by Boko Haram Kill 63 in Nigeria
The explosion killed dozens in northern Nigeria, a day after the US announced that they would give $5 million to fund a new multi-national taskforce to fight the extreme Islamic militant group.
Air Assault on Bama (Excerpt from 'The War Against Boko Haram’)
In this excerpt, VICE News correspondent Kaj Larsen embeds with an operational air wing provided by private military contractors to the Nigerian military for their assault on the city of Bama.
A Battle of Two Schoolhouses in Nigeria's War Against Boko Haram
The Nigerian army set up an outpost in a former girls' secondary school, while Boko Haram used a second school across the road as a staging ground for attacks.
Boko Haram Militants Have Surrounded a Major Nigerian City
Residents of the Borno State capital expect an attack soon in what could be the largest and most symbolic seizure yet by the group.