Boko Haram

===2016===
====Bodo bombings====
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On 25 January, over 30 people were killed by four Boko Haram suicide bombers in [[Bodo, Cameroon|Bodo]], Far North Region, Cameroon.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cameroon-attacks-idUSKCN0V318T|title=Suicide bombers kill 32, wound dozens in northern Cameroon|first=Josiane|last=Kouagheu|newspaper=[[Reuters]]|date=26 January 2016|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref>

====Dalori attack====
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On 30 January, at least 86 people were killed and at least 62 more injured in an attack by Boko Haram militants on Dalori Village which is located in Borno State, 4 kilometers from [[Maiduguri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-violence-idUSKCN0V90M8|title=At least 65 people killed in attack in Nigeria's Maiduguri|author=Reuters Editorial|date=31 January 2016|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=31 January 2016}}</ref> The [[Nigerian Army]] was unable to fight the militants until reinforcements arrived, causing Boko Haram to retreat.<ref name=aljazeera>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/boko-haram-blast-kills-scores-nigeria-maiduguri-160131140615844.html|title=Boko Haram blast kills scores in Nigeria's Maiduguri|access-date=31 January 2016}}</ref>

====Dikwa suicide bombings====
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On 9 February, two young Boko Haram female suicide bombers killed at least 60 people at an [[internally displaced person]]s camp in [[Dikwa]], Borno.

====Maiduguri bombings====
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On 16 March, two female suicide bombers killed 22 people in Maiduguri. On 29 October, two female suicide bombers killed seven people in the same city.

====Weakening and split====
[[Johns Hopkins University]] figures indicated that Boko Haram killed 244 people in the second quarter – the lowest quarterly figure for five years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://warontherocks.com/2016/09/charting-boko-harams-rapid-decline/|title=Charting Boko Haram's Rapid Decline|last=Allen|first=Nathaniel|date=2016-09-22|newspaper=War on the Rocks|language=en|access-date=2016-10-13}}</ref>

In early August, ISIL announced that it had appointed Abu-Musab al-Barnawi as the new leader of the group.<ref name="Barnawi">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36963711|title=Boko Haram in Nigeria: Abu Musab al-Barnawi named as new leader|date=3 August 2016|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=3 August 2016}}</ref> In a video released a few days later, Shekau refused to accept al-Barnawi's appointment as leader and vowed to fight him while stating that he was still loyal to ISIL's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.<ref name="Vows">{{cite web|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20160809-boko-haram-shekau-vows-fight-group-leadership-barnawi-islamic-state|title=Boko Haram's Shekau vows to fight IS group rival for leadership|date=9 August 2016|work=France 24|access-date=10 August 2016}}</ref>

The group has since split into pro-Barnawi and pro-Shekau factions, with reports of armed clashes breaking out between them.<ref name="Clash">{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/behind-boko-haram-s-split-a-leader-too-radical-for-islamic-state-1473931827|title=Behind Boko Haram's Split: A Leader Too Radical for Islamic State|date=15 September 2016|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref> Shekau has released videos since the split in which he refers to his group by its previous name of ''Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Behind Boko Haram's Split: A Leader Too Radical for Islamic State|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/behind-boko-haram-s-split-a-leader-too-radical-for-islamic-state-1473931827|access-date=2 October 2016|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=15 September 2016}}{{subscription required}}</ref>

On 23 August, the Nigerian Army announced it conducted an overnight air-operation that was 'very successful' in killing the leadership of Boko Haram. Among those presumed killed was [[Abubakar Shekau]], he died in an aerial bombardment in Taye village. The Nigerian Army claims that the disputed Boko Haram leader died from injuries to his shoulders while he was performing prayer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishnews.com/news/worldnews/2016/08/24/news/boko-haram-leader-boko-haram-leader-abubakar-shekau-killed-in-an-air-strike-while-praying-killed-in-an-air-strike-while-p-664628/|title=Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau 'killed while praying'|website=The Irish News|date=23 August 2016|access-date=2016-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-security-bokoharam-idUKKCN10Y0JP|title=As Kerry visits Nigeria, air force says top Boko Haram fighters killed|last=Wroughton|first=Lesley|newspaper=[[Reuters]]|date=23 August 2016|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-08-23}}</ref>

On 28 August, the Nigerian president [[Muhammadu Buhari]], retracted the military's statement and claimed that the Boko Haram leader was 'wounded' but not killed in the air-strike.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/28/nigerian-president-boko-haram-leader-wounded-muhammadu-buhari-abubakar-shekau|title=Nigerian president says Boko Haram leader has been wounded|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=2016-08-28|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-09-01}}</ref>

On 31 August, Major General Lucky Irabor stated that the militants now only controlled a few villages and towns near [[Lake Chad]] and in [[Sambisa forest|Sambisa Forest]]. He further stated that the military expected recapturing the final strongholds of the group within weeks.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nigerian Army Commander: Only Weeks Left for Boko Haram|url=http://english.aawsat.com/2016/09/article55357543/nigerian-army-commander-weeks-left-boko-haram|access-date=2 September 2016|publisher=Asharq al-Awsat|date=1 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901194717/http://english.aawsat.com/2016/09/article55357543/nigerian-army-commander-weeks-left-boko-haram|archive-date=1 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Madagali suicide bombings====
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On 9 December, two female Boko Haram suicide bombers killed at least 57 people in [[Madagali]], Adamawa.