Topic: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

The militant group Al-Shabab attacked Somali military bases in the country's Lower Shabelle region early Saturday, according to military officials.

On June 8, 1995, U.S. Marines rescued downed American pilot Scott O'Grady in Bosnia.

Al-Qaida has recruited an estimated 40,000 fighters since Sept. 11, 2001, when the Osama bin Laden-led extremist group attacked the United States, according to the not-for-profit Council on Foreign Relations.

A faction of the Islamic militant group al-Shabab announced Thursday it overran a Somali army base and killed at least 61 government soldiers.

Nigeria has sent female police officers to guard women displaced by Boko Haram and investigate claims they're being re-victimized in a relief camp.

Several people were reported killed in sectarian battles within the Nigerian insurgent group Boko Haram, sources said

The Nigerian army said an airstrike carried out last week "fatally wounded" self-proclaimed Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau.

The Nigerian Army said it has defeated Boko Haram though the militant group's leader, embroiled in a split in the group, said he will fight on.

Watch: The man named by the Islamic State as Boko Haram's new leader is the son of the latter group's founder, Mohammed Yusuf.

The leader of Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram insists he is still in charge, accusing an alleged successor of staging a coup against him.