Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Nigeria's War Against Radical Islam Intensifies

Nigeria Struggles With Rise of Radical Islam -- Voice of America

A series of bomb attacks by Nigeria's radical Islamist sect Boko Haram is challenging President Goodluck Jonathan's government. The pace of the bombings has picked up in recent weeks, with attacks on police stations in the northern city of Kano and a Christmas Day suicide bombing at a Catholic church near the capital, Abuja.

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More News On Nigeria's War Against Radical Islam

Rights group: Islamic rebels in Nigeria have killed 935 since 2009 -- L.A Times
Nigeria's Boko Haram killed 935 people since 2009 -- Reuters
Nigeria's Boko Haram responsible for 935 deaths -- RTE News
Nigeria Struggles to Curb Islamists After Attacks Kill 256 -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Nigerian death toll may hit 250 -- The Australian
As sect violence continues, strains become apparent in oil-rich, poverty-stricken Nigeria -- Washington Post/AP
Nigerians arrest Islamist militant suspects, sources say -- CNN
Rights Group Asks Nigeria to End Boko Haram Terror Campaign -- Voice of America
US urges Nigerians to 'stand united' after attacks -- AFP
US says 'extremely concerned' over Nigeria bombings -- AFP
In Nigeria, getting away with murder -- Leonard A. Leo and Rev. William Shaw, Baltimore Sun
Should the World Help Break Up Nigeria in Order to Save it? -- G. Pascal Zachary, The Atlantic

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