A screengrab from a video released in 2014 shows Abubakar Shekau, who had voiced support for ISIS. He was recently reported as having been killed.
Military commanders inspect arms and ammunitions recovered from Boko Haram militants in Nigeria.
Niger Army soldier takes a breather during security patrol near the Nigerian border on the hunt for Boko Haram militants.
The area around Diffa, Niger, has experienced fighting between Boko Haram and African security forces.
A car burns at the scene of a militant attack on a church outside the Nigerian captial of Abuja. At least 27 people were killed in five bomb attacks claimed by Boko Haram.
Nigerian soldiers hold up a Boko Haram flag seized in the town of Damasak in 2015.
Nigerian soldiers are seen after an operation against Boko Haram in Borno, Nigeria, in 2016.
A soldier from the Niger army stands next to a burnt out tank belonging to Boko Haram.
Names of missing Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram are displayed in Abuja, Nigeria.
A screengrab from a video reportedly released by Boko Haram shows seven members in an undisclosed location.
A screengrab from a video released in 2018 shows Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau amid a surge in violence in Nigeria. He was recently reported as having been killed.
A screengrab from a video released in 2014 shows Abubakar Shekau, who had voiced support for ISIS. He was recently reported as having been killed.
Military commanders inspect arms and ammunitions recovered from Boko Haram militants in Nigeria.
Niger Army soldier takes a breather during security patrol near the Nigerian border on the hunt for Boko Haram militants.
The area around Diffa, Niger, has experienced fighting between Boko Haram and African security forces.
A car burns at the scene of a militant attack on a church outside the Nigerian captial of Abuja. At least 27 people were killed in five bomb attacks claimed by Boko Haram.
Nigerian soldiers hold up a Boko Haram flag seized in the town of Damasak in 2015.
Nigerian soldiers are seen after an operation against Boko Haram in Borno, Nigeria, in 2016.
A soldier from the Niger army stands next to a burnt out tank belonging to Boko Haram.
Names of missing Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram are displayed in Abuja, Nigeria.
A screengrab from a video reportedly released by Boko Haram shows seven members in an undisclosed location.
A screengrab from a video released in 2018 shows Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau amid a surge in violence in Nigeria. He was recently reported as having been killed.
A screengrab from a video released in 2014 shows Abubakar Shekau, who had voiced support for ISIS. He was recently reported as having been killed.