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In a recent media chat, President Muhammadu Buhari said hijab might be outlawed if suicide bombings continue.

Roch Marc Kabore was sworn in as president of the African nation Tuesday, succeeding longtime ruler Blaise Compaore.

While the Islamic State group was reportedly responsible for 6,073 fatalities in 2014, Boko Haram was even more lethal, with a body count of 6,644.

President Muhammadu Buhari has given a Dec. 31 deadline to the country's army to defeat the militant group, which has killed tens of thousands of people.

Russia is arming Kyrgyzstan's military, to the northeast of Afghanistan, to counter threats from the Islamic State group.

According to Unicef, the militant group Boko Haram has put more than a million children out of school in Northern Africa.

Boko Haram pledged allegiance to ISIS in March. The militant group in Nigeria apparently has killed more than 1,000 people in the past two months.

Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday a newly formed, 34-nation military alliance to fight ISIS. Nigeria was among the countries named that was caught off guard by the announcement.

To curb the growing number of attacks by Boko Haram female suicide bombers, West African leaders are seeking to bar women from wearing Islamic veils in public.

The Saudi government has not updated its initial figure of 769 casualties since the incident occurred in September.

The Pentagon's proposal would ensure a U.S. military presence in some of the world's most volatile regions for the foreseeable future.

Suicide bombings, often carried out by young women, are becoming almost daily occurrences in Cameroon's Far North region.

Four civilians were killed in northern Cameroon in a suicide bomb assault by suspected Boko Haram militants

Boko Haram has killed thousands of people in the past six years, and suspected militants from the group have reportedly carried out recent attacks in neighboring countries including Chad, Niger and Cameroon.

The U.K. Foreign Office has recommended Brits not travel to these 18 countries.

Senegal’s President Macky Sall said imams must be trained to promote “tolerant Islam” and the Muslim majority nation should have the “courage to fight this excessive form.”

The graphic from the African nation's army includes Abubakar Shekau, the alleged leader of the militant group.

"The rescued persons, which comprised eight males, 138 females and 192 children, have since been evacuated," Nigeria’s military spokesman said Wednesday.

The U.S. military reportedly will carry out surveillance and intelligence missions against Boko Haram inside Nigeria as part of its deployment to West Africa.

While witnesses said they counted at least 42 dead, police officials put the casualty estimates at 14.

The troops would remain in Cameroon "until their support is no longer needed," President Barack Obama said.