Nigeria Military Capture Boko Haram Strongholds near Maiduguri, Rescue 178 Hostages

Event Summary Nigeria’s military on Sunday 2nd August 2015 attacked a Boko Haram military camp near Aulari, south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, once a jihadist stronghold. The military also set free 178 hostages of the terrorist group. In the event, the military also besieged Boko Haram positions in the Islamist militant group’s...