Africa

Thousands flee as Nigeria battles Boko Haram

Civilians caught in bloody struggle between security forces and group fighting against Western influence.
Last Modified: 22 Nov 2012 21:07

Thousands of people have fled violence in northeastern Nigeria's Yobe and Borno states. The civilians are caught in a bloody struggle between Nigerian security forces and Boko Haram, an armed Muslim group fighting against Western influence.

Young men form the bulk of the displaced and some claim they have been wrongly accused of attacking government forces. 

Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from Dagawda in Nigeria.

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