Boko Haram Using More Children as Suicide Bombers, Unicef Says - The New York Times - 0 views
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Boko Haram Using More Children as Suicide Bombers, Unicef Says
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One of every five suicide bombers deployed by Boko Haram in the past two years has been a child, usually a girl, according to a report released Tuesday by Unicef.
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The report seeks to quantify one of the most chilling elements of Boko Haram, an Islamist extremist group that has assaulted the Lake Chad region of Africa for years with thievery, beheadings, kidnappings and the torching of entire villages.
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According to Unicef, the overall number of suicide bombings increased from 32 in 2014 to 151 last year. In 2015, 89 attacks were carried out in Nigeria, 39 in Cameroon, 16 in Chad and seven in Niger.
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In its report, Unicef said it needed $97 million to provide vaccinations, schooling, drinking water, mental health aid and other assistance to families affected by Boko Haram
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It said that between 2009 and 2015, attacks by the group destroyed more than 910 schools and forced at least 1,500 more to close.