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| Dozens of mourners 'killed by Boko Haram' at a funeral in north Nigeria | Dozens of mourners 'killed by Boko Haram' at a funeral in north Nigeria |
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| Suspected Boko Haram militants have attacked a funeral in Nigeria's north-eastern state of Borno, killing at least 50 people. | |
| Gunmen on motorcycles and in vans opened fire on mourners in a village near the state capital, Maiduguri, on Saturday, eyewitnesses say. | |
| The death toll could be as high as 65, AFP news agency reports. | The death toll could be as high as 65, AFP news agency reports. |
| There has been an increase in attacks by Boko Haram and other Islamist groups in Nigeria and across the region. | There has been an increase in attacks by Boko Haram and other Islamist groups in Nigeria and across the region. |
| Tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and more than two million displaced over the past decade of conflict. | Tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and more than two million displaced over the past decade of conflict. |
| Boko Haram was formed around 2002 as a non-violent organisation with the aim of purifying Islam in northern Nigeria, it became increasingly radicalised and eventually adopted militant tactics in pursuit of its aims. | Boko Haram was formed around 2002 as a non-violent organisation with the aim of purifying Islam in northern Nigeria, it became increasingly radicalised and eventually adopted militant tactics in pursuit of its aims. |
| It has been active not only in Nigeria, but also in the neighbouring countries of Chad, Niger and Cameroon. | It has been active not only in Nigeria, but also in the neighbouring countries of Chad, Niger and Cameroon. |
| The group has been notorious for kidnapping schoolchildren and attracted global media attention in 2014 following the abduction of almost 300 girls from a school in the town of Chibok, in Borno, the state where the militant group has been most active. | The group has been notorious for kidnapping schoolchildren and attracted global media attention in 2014 following the abduction of almost 300 girls from a school in the town of Chibok, in Borno, the state where the militant group has been most active. |
| In 2015, Boko Haram was ranked the world's deadliest terror group by the Institute for Economics and Peace. | In 2015, Boko Haram was ranked the world's deadliest terror group by the Institute for Economics and Peace. |
| Territory controlled by the group has declined in recent years and it has splintered into competing factions. | Territory controlled by the group has declined in recent years and it has splintered into competing factions. |
| However, the Islamist militants remain active in the region, defying attempts by the army to bring the insurgency to an end. | However, the Islamist militants remain active in the region, defying attempts by the army to bring the insurgency to an end. |