Boko Haram driven back

The Nigerian town of Gwoza, headquarters of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, was retaken by the Nigerian army on March 27. Gwoza had been captured in August 2014, after which Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram, declared all territory held by his group to be a caliphate under his control.

Since January 2014, most of the territory held by Boko Haram has been retaken by Nigeria with the help of armed forces from neighboring Chad, Niger and Cameroon.