Headlines- After the downing of a US Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command announces strikes on Iran.
- Several Iranian radar systems and air defense systems around the Strait of Hormuz the targets of US army strikes in Iran.
- Iranian media reported that after US army strikes, explosions were heard in several Iranian areas.
- A $70 billion immigration enforcement package was approved by the US House on Tuesday, providing financing for Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the rest of President Donald Trump's term.
- The Artemis III crew will begin a year or more of task-specific training on Tuesday when NASA unveiled the four astronauts of the upcoming Artemis moon program mission.
Tag: Nigeria’s Chibok
Ten Years Later, Families, Activists Remember...
The Islamic terror group Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds of schoolgirls in northern Nigeria ten years ago.Many escaped or gained freedom through negotiations, but the fate of 82 girls hangs on the hope of reviving a once-vibrant advocacy group.Following the 2014 kidnapping, the “Bring Back Our Girls,” or BBOG, group, dominated headlines across the globe.In the decade since the raid, mass abductions have become frequent, and activists have grown weary.
Help Nigerian Children Ravaged by War...
Children who escape Boko Haram territory face a raft of violations by the Nigerian authorities, also including crimes under international law. At best, they end up displaced, struggling for survival and with little or no access to education. At worst, they are arbitrarily detained for years in military barracks, in conditions amounting to torture or other ill-treatment.
Nigeria’s Displaced Camps Among Most Vulnerable...
More than a decade of Boko Haram militant attacks have displaced over two million Nigerians in the north, with hundreds of thousands living in internally displaced people’s camps. Medical experts worry the camps lack the spacing and sanitary conditions to prevent an outbreak of coronavirus, which has so far infected more than 370 people in Nigeria and killed 10
Students, Teachers Avoid Cameroon Border Schools...
This week marks five years since Boko Haram militants kidnapped hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls from the village of Chibok. The kidnappings spread fear across the border in Cameroon, where hundreds of schools closed. Authorities have since ordered schools to reopen, but many students and teachers refuse to return