Nigeria's army says 360 rescued from Boko Haram. What goes into such rescue missions?

The group includes many women and children who were abducted in March from an area close to Cameroon.

Two infants succumbed to the ‘harsh conditions’ of Boko Haram captivity in the Mandara mountains, the army says.

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The Nigerian army said Sunday it freed 360 people abducted by Boko Haram extremists in southern Borno, in the northeastern ...

Prosecutors said the weapons were intended for one Malam Ahmad, whom they described as a Boko Haram member based in Borgu ...

The Nigerian government alleged that the weapons, allegedly smuggled into Nigeria from Niger Republic, were intended for a ...

Boko Haram has released 416 women and children abducted from Ngoshe, Borno State. A youth leader confirmed the Boko Haram ...

Hundreds of women and children who were kidnapped by jihadist group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria were freed over the ...

The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the Nigerian military said they had carried out joint operations against Boko Haram and Islamic State-linked militants in northeastern Nigeria, killing ...

Kidnappings, often for ransom, have become a key tactic of Boko Haram jihadists in their 17-year-old insurgency against the ...

Although locals and security sources said Boko Haram released the captives, the army said it rescued them following a major ...