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Zara John, 16, holds her baby, with her mother watching in the background.

A teen rescued from Boko Haram captivity still pines for her militant husband

Conflict

Militants from Boko Haram kidnapped 14-year-old Zara John and married her to a commander. Nigeria’s army rescued her, but the teen still longs to be reunited with her extremist husband.

These former members of the insurgent group Boko Haram say they've escaped and turned themselves in to Chadian authorities. The army of Chad has intervened in northern Nigeria against the Islamist group.

Nigeria’s army may finally have Boko Haram on the run

Conflict
A man weeps with parents of kidnapped school girls abducted by Islamist militants. Some 230 girls are still missing, a much higher figure than authorities originally said had been kidnapped.

Nigerians fear kidnapped school girls have been taken abroad

Conflict & Justice