They haven鈥檛 been covered much in the foreign mainstream media but听Boko Haram have been terrorising Africans with devastating, widespread and long-lasting听consequences.
Responsible for more deaths than ISIS.
According to the Global Terrorism Report,. It should听be noted that in March this year, they pledged allegiance to ISIS. The two groups are
Who are they?
Boko Haram promotes a version of Islam which makes it 鈥渉aram鈥, or forbidden, for Muslims to take part in any political or social activity associated with Western society.
This includes voting in elections, wearing shirts and trousers or receiving a secular education.
Boko Haram regards the Nigerian state as being run by non-believers, even when the country had a Muslim president 鈥 and it has extended its military campaign by targeting neighbouring states.
800,000 people have fled their homes since June.
Since the beginning of Boko Haram鈥檚 attacks in 2009, 2.1 million people have been forced to leave their homes with
An estimated 1,100 schools have been destroyed this year alone.
The UN have stated that over a thousand schools have been destroyed in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria in 2015 so far.
This is a list of their major attacks so far in 2015:
Although the figures of deaths听are numerical, please remember that these are people who had jobs, lives, families, dreams, hobbies, just like you. They are more than numbers on a screen.January 3 鈥 7th:听as many as 2,000 people having been killed.January 9th:听Following the Boko Haram massacre,听
January 18th:听Boko Haram militants听
January 28th:听Boko Haram fighters听February 15th:听A suicide bomber听
February 20th: Boko Haram militants听kill 34 people听in attacks across Borno State听and听.
February 24th: Two suicide bombers听kill听March 7th: Five suicide听March 18th:听
March 29th:听Voting in the Nigerian general election is delayed for a second day.听
June 12th:听Several days of nighttime听
June 16th:听听killed 24 people and wounded more than 100.June 17th:听June 23rd:听in Maiduguri听kill 30 people.June 28th:听June 30th:听leaving 48 men dead.July 1st:听kills 听97 people听in Kukawa.
July 2nd:听听killing at least 10 peopleJuly 3rd:July 3rd:听Several suicide bombers听killed dozens of people听in Zabarmari village.
July 7th:听July 11th: At least 14 people were killed in aJuly 17th:听Suicide bombs have听killed more than 60 people听July 22nd:听
July 25th:听Akilling 34 and wounding over 100 peopleAug 2nd: 13 people killed and 27 injured in听Aug 3rd:听Eight people were killed and about 100 others were kidnapped听in听Aug 5th:听
Aug 7th:听
Aug 11th:听killed about 50 people.Aug 17th:听killing 7 peopleAug 18th:听Up to 150 people drowned in a river or were shot dead听Aug 23rd: ArAug 25th: Extremists听killed 28 people duringAug 30th:听
Sept 1st:Sept 3rd:听Militants听killed about 30 people and wounded 145 others in听Sept 20th: More than 100 people were killed in northern Nigeria in听Sept 24th:听15 people killed听in听
Sept 27th:Sept 27th:听killing听the听village head and 14 other civilians.Oct 1st:Oct 3rd:听Oct 4th:听Oct 6th:听Oct 10:听
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