Boko Haram

===2010===
====Bauchi prison break====
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On 7 September, having regrouped under their new leader, Boko Haram broke 105 of its members out of prison in Bauchi along with over 600 other prisoners. The group went on to intensify their insurgency, launching many attacks in Nigeria, mostly in the north of the country.<ref name="Martin Ewi"/><ref name="Boko Haram attacks – timeline">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/sep/25/boko-haram-timeline-nigeria |title=Boko Haram attacks – timeline |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=25 September 2012 |access-date=30 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="Peace and Security Council Report">{{cite web |url=http://www.issafrica.org/uploads/No31Feb2012.pdf |title=Peace and Security Council Report |publisher=ISS |date=February 2012 |access-date=30 July 2014}}</ref>

====Jos and Maiduguri attacks====
{{main|2010 Jos and Maiduguri attacks}}
On 24 December, Boko Haram [[detonate]]d four bombs in Jos and attacked two churches in Maiduguri.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/28/islamist-sect-responsibility-nigeria-attacks|title=Radical Islamist sect says it carried out Nigeria church attacks|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=28 December 2010|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

====December Abuja bombing====
{{main|December 2010 Abuja bombing}}
On 31 December, Boko Haram bombed a [[barracks]] in Abuja, killing four civilians.