UN: Boko Haram Threatens Regional Peace

The United Nations Security Council says it is deeply concerned that increased attacks by the Islamic militant group Boko Haram are threatening the peace and stability of Central and West Africa. In a statement Monday, the Council urged countries in the region to step up plans for a regional military force to fight the militants. The statement strongly condemned Boko Haram's attacks, which in recent months have increased in frequency and spread from an insurgency in Nigeria to...

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