Friday, June 29, 2012

Nigeria: Boko Haram Islamist attacks expected to cease after Ramadan

Multiple clashes between security forces and suspected members of a radical Islamist sect (Boko Haram) in northern Nigeria have left four policemen, four civilians and 19 militants dead, authorities said Wednesday, as the feared sect continues to widen the scope of its attacks.

Suspected Boko Haram members and Nigerian security forces had clashed early this week in the northeastern city of Damaturu. The police and army had fought back after Boko Haram sect members struck six churches,

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