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Established
Boko Haram means "Western Education is forbidden." In 2002 Boko Haram was first launched. -
First Attack
Boko Haram raided police stations and other building in cities in Maiduguri. Hunderds of people died becasue of this attack, from either Boko Haram or security forces. After this attack the security thought they captured and ened Boko Haram, but little did they know that the group was under the leadership of Abubakar Shekau and was reorganising itself to become a force across Nigeria. -
Bombings during Christmas
As many as 32 people were killed in the bombings of Boko Haram, which targeted churches. The churches were in central Plateau state, and effected the Muslims in the north and the Christians in the south. -
Boko Haram Strikes after Suicide Bombing
A suicide bomer rammed their car into police headquarters. Two months later Boko Haram attacked the UN headquarters in Abuja where he killed 23 people. It was a mildstone for the group becaue it was the first time the group hit a foreign target. Boko Haram made a video describing the UN as a "forum of all the global evil" he was hoping to get praise from the popular terrorism group al-Qaeda. -
Boko Haram's Bloodiest Assault
Boko Harams worst assault yet happened in a single day. 185 were killed in boming and gun attacks in Kano. Kano is the biggest city in the north where the majority of the population is Muslim. -
Security Offical is Killed from Boko Haram
Boko Haram killed the retired police Deputy Inspector General Saleh Abubakar Ningi. He killed him because the officer invaded his vehicle in Kano. -
First cross border raid and kidnapping
Boko Haram's "terrority" is in Nigeria and then the group launced its first operation in Cameroon. They abduced French nationals when they returned from a Waza National Park. The reason for this abdution was because of France's miilitary intervention agaisnt militant Islamists in Mali. -
Kidnapping of the school girls
Boko Haram's largest attack and ongoing was the kidnappings of the school grls.The reason for the kidnap was in response to the arrest of its members' wives and children. There have been numerous posts and tweets about the missing girls. Boko Haram is trying to prove a point and he has succeed with this attack more then others. -
Raids Kill Hundreds
In the state of Borno hundreds were killed by raids from Boko Haram Islamic militants. -
More kidnappings
Boko Haram kidnaps at least 20 woman, in a Nigerian village. This location is only 5 miles away from where the 200 school girls were kidnapped. -
The Nigerian Government reach an agreement
The Nigerian government annouced that they reached a "ceasefire agreement with the Islamist terror group." And with that agreement is the release of the 200 schoolgirls that got kidnapped.
