Attacks Nigeria: Islamist Militia and Boko Haram

attacks nigeria: Despite the government's confident proclamations, Boko Haram, the radical Islamist militia that has been waging war against Nigerian forces for the past decade, is still killing hundreds of people in suicide bombings and other attacks, according to Globe and Mail. Nigeria's military has been notoriously heavy-handed in its response to the insurgency, killing and injuring many civilians in raids and air strikes. But the attack has instead highlighted the continuing bloodshed in a conflict that has killed at least 20,000 and left more than 2.6 million homeless. The latest deadly blunder has highlighted the dilemma of Western governments as they try to decide how much equipment and aid to provide to the Nigerian security forces. Nearly five million people are in urgent need of food aid in Nigeria and neighbouring countries as a result of the Boko Haram conflict, the United Nations says. It also highlights the humanitarian catastrophe in the region, where hundreds of thousands of refugees are trapped in remote and dangerous regions with little assistance. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.