Boko Haram is continuing its brutal campaign in West Africa, carrying out attacks in Cameroon and Nigeria that killed dozens and served as a reminder that the group is still a threat to a number of countries in the region despite the fact it has been dislodged from its Nigerian stronghold.
A regional military coalition has begun an offensive to try and take control of the last bits of territory controlled by the militant group Boko Haram.
Nigeria claims to have regained control of territory held by Boko Haram as the group launched an assault in Cameroon, and the Chadian military began drills to ready itself for participation in a regional force created to fight the radical Islamist group.
The government of Niger has decided to deploy its soldiers to battle Boko Haram, which has been carrying out atrocities throughout west Africa from its bases in Nigeria.
The military of Cameroon responded forcefully to incursions into its territory by Boko Haram, which has been terrorizing Nigeria for years.
