Boko Haram 'empties out entire countryside' in new attacks

Name: Boko Haram 'empties out entire countryside' in new attacks
Uploaded: 2014-09-07T19:25:28Z
Duration: P200S
Description: Boko Haram, the militant Islamist movement in Nigeria, has been launching new attacks in Africa in an effort to gain more territory. But the group, notable for kidnapping hundreds of young schoolgirls, appears to be shifting its tactics. Drew Hinshaw of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Ghana.

Clip: 09/07/2014 | 3m 20s

Boko Haram, the militant Islamist movement in Nigeria, has been launching new attacks in Africa in an effort to gain more territory. But the group, notable for kidnapping hundreds of young schoolgirls, appears to be shifting its tactics. Drew Hinshaw of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Ghana.

Aired: 09/07/14

Rating: NR

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Boko Haram 'empties out entire countryside' in new attacks

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