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People stand near blood stains in the street following last night's explosion in Kano, Nigeria, Monday, May 19, 2014. A car bomb exploded in the Christian neighborhood of Nigeria's second most populous and mainly Muslim city of Kano on Sunday night, killing at least four people, police said. Five people were wounded. Police Superintendent Aderenle Shinaba said the car exploded Sunday night before the bomber reached his target of the busy restaurants and bars lining Gold Coast Street, indicating the casualties could have been much higher. It was unclear if the bomber was among them. (AP Photo)

Nigeria elections put Christians in danger of more Muslim attacks

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Fight Boko Haram with mutual interests

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, speak to troops during a visit to Maiduguri, Nigeria, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. President Goodluck Jonathan, who is running for re-election next month, visited Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on Thursday in his first trip to the northeast since a state of emergency was imposed in May 2014. His office said in a statement that he met with troops involved in fighting the extremists as part of his "surprise visit." He also visited hundreds of civilians who were staying in a camp in Maiduguri after fleeing Baga.(AP Photo/Jossy Ola)

John Kerry breaks protocol, flies to Nigeria to discourage election violence

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John F. Kerry flew to Nigeria over the weekend to meet with President Goodluck Jonathan and his challenger in the upcoming Nigerian presidential election to push for a peaceful vote and to seek enhanced cooperation in the fight against Islamist terrorism. (Associated Press)

John Kerry seeks Nigeria’s help battling Islamist terrorism, pushes for peaceful vote

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures as he speaks during a panel session at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

John Kerry to visit Nigeria ahead of elections

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

This file photo taken from video by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist network, Monday, May 12, 2014, shows their leader Abubakar Shekau speaking to the camera. (AP Photo) (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader: ‘God commanded’ killings are ‘the tip of the iceberg’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

This file photo taken from video by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist network, Monday, May 12, 2014, shows their leader Abubakar Shekau speaking to the camera. (AP Photo) (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Boko Haram embraces Islamic State model for extremist jihad

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Children stand near the scene of an explosion in a mobile phone market in Potiskum, Nigeria, Monday Jan. 12, 2015. Two female suicide bombers targeted the busy marketplace on Sunday. (AP Photo/Adamu Adamu)

Boko Haram aftermath: Survivors of Nigeria attack describe killings

By Haruna Umar and Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

In this Thursday Nov. 27, 2014 photo, children displaced after attacks by Boko Haram, play in the camp of internal displaced people, in Yola, Nigeria. Seven children have been reunited with parents lost in the chaos of attacks in Nigeria's northeastern Islamic insurgency but hundreds more remain alone, officials say of youngsters who have no idea if their families are alive or dead. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

2,000 killed in Boko Haram raids, Nigerian towns ‘covered in bodies’

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Sorrow: Martha Mark is the mother of Monica Mark, one of the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram. The girls are likely facing forced labor and sexual assault, according to some who managed to escape. (Associated Press)

Boko Haram kidnapped Nigeria schoolgirls likely facing forced labor, sexual assault

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

FILE - This Monday May 12, 2014 file image taken from video by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist network, shows the alleged missing girls abducted from the northeastern town of Chibok. Islamic extremists killed 35 people and kidnapped at least 185, fleeing residents said Thursday of an attack near the town where nearly 300 schoolgirls were taken hostage in April. Teenager Aji Ibrahim said he was lucky to escape into the bushes. "No doubt they were Boko Haram members because they were chanting "Allahu akbar" (God is Great) while shooting at people and torching houses," he told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/File)

Boko Haram kills 33, abducts 200 from Nigerian village

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Illustration on coming to terms with Islamic extremism by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CLIFFORD D. MAY: Why fighting extremists can’t be politically correct

By Clifford D. May

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke displays tag with the name USA during the FIFA Women's World Cup draw in Gatineau, Quebec,. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand)

Women’s World Cup draw leaves U.S. in tough group

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

In this photo taken Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, Nigerian police inspect the site of an explosion in Kano, Nigeria. Multiple explosions tore through the central mosque in Nigeria's second-largest city on Friday, killing 35 people, police said. Hundreds gathered to listen to a sermon in the region terrorized by attacks from the militant group Boko Haram. (AP Photo/Muhammed Giginyu)

Nigeria mosque blast kills more than 102, bears Boko Haram hallmarks

Associated Press

Police officers stand by the debris following an explosion in a Mosque in Kano, Nigeria, Friday Nov. 28, 2014. An explosion tore through the central mosque in Nigeria's second-largest city on Friday, and officials feared the casualty toll would be high. Capt. Ikechukwu Eze said the Friday blast occurred at the main mosque in the city of Kano. Hundreds had gathered to listen to a sermon in a region terrorized by attacks from the militant group Boko Haram. (AP Photo/Muhammed Giginyu)

Police: Blasts at mosque in Nigeria kill 35 people

By Ibrahim Garba and Chika Oduah - Associated Press

Christian worshippers from Nigeria pray at the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Monday, Dec. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Facing Boko Haram, Nigerians ‘storm the heavens with prayers’

Catholic News Agency

This image taken from video released late Friday evening, Oct. 31, 2014, by Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, centre, the leader of Nigeria's Islamic extremist group denies agreeing to any cease-fire with the government and says more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls all have converted to Islam and been married off. In the new video released late Friday night, Abubakar Shekau dashed hopes for a prisoner exchange to get the girls released. "The issue of the girls is long forgotten because I have long ago married them off," he said, laughing. "In this war, there is no going back," he said in the video received by The Associated Press in the same way as previous messages. (AP Photo/Boko Haram)

Nigeria militants take kidnapped schoolgirl town

By Haruna Umar and Michelle Faul - Associated Press