Members of the Boko Haram terrorist group at an undisclosed location in Nigeria. The Chadian army says 71 soldiers from the Central African country’s units of government forces have been killed and 416 others injured during the two-and-a-half months of fighting with Nigeria-based Boko Haram Takfiri militants. Chad’s army chief, General Brahim Seid, told reporters in the capital, N’Djamena,... 

The leader of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau (C) delivering a speech. Boko Haram has grown from a small terror group to a mini-country with its own territory, which can be compared to gains made by the Islamic State (IS). Boko Haram now controls an area the size of Costa Rica or Slovakia. The militant group’s territory now totals about 52,000 square kilometers, according...