Boko Haram Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===2019=== ====Attack near Nigerian Army chief of staff's family home==== On 17 January, 6 Nigerian soldiers were killed and 14 injured by the Boko Haram jihadists during a raid at a village near the army chief's family home. Four military vehicles were also seized by the jihadists and two were completely destroyed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gulf-times.com/story/619677/Six-Nigerian-troops-killed-in-Boko-Haram-raid|title=Six Nigerian troops killed in Boko Haram raid|access-date=19 January 2018|newspaper=Gulf Times}}</ref> ====Attack against Chadian security forces==== On 22 March, Boko Haram militants killed at least 23 Chadian soldiers overnight, two Chadian security sources said on that day, in what appeared to be the deadliest ever such attack inside Chad by the Islamist militants. The raid occurred in the town of [[Dangdala]], near the banks of [[Lake Chad]]. One of security sources added that the assailants were believed to have crossed the border from neighboring Niger.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-fighters-kill-23-094359613.html|title=Boko Haram fighters kill 23 Chadian soldiers|date=22 March 2019 |access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref> ====Konduga bombings==== On 16 June, a [[2019 Konduga bombings|triple suicide bombing]] occurred outside a television-viewing hall in Konduga, Borno. ====Nganzai funeral attack==== On 27 July, civilians [[Nganzai funeral attack|were massacred]] as they returned from a funeral in [[Nganzai]], Borno. ====Attack against a Nigerian military base==== On 15 August, Nigerian soldiers were killed during a gun battle with Islamist militants in a village on the outskirts of Borno capital Maiduguri.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thedefensepost.com/2019/08/15/nigeria-boko-haram-molai-maiduguri/|title='Boko Haram' attacks Nigeria military base in Molai, near Maiduguri|date=15 August 2019|access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref> ====Attack against a Burkina Faso military base==== On 20 September, Boko Haram said that its fighters carried out an August attack in Koutougou in northern Burkina Faso that killed 24 soldiers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thedefensepost.com/2019/09/20/burkina-faso-isis-claims-koutougou-attack-iswap/amp/|title=Burkina Faso: ISIS claims ISWAP conducted Koutougou attack that killed 24 soldiers|date=20 September 2019|access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page