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Two weeks ago, 234 Nigerian girls were kidnapped from a boarding school by the extremist group Boko Haram, which has links to al-Qaeda. With most of the girls still missing, Nigerian lawmakers are calling on the international community to help in the rescue efforts. 

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Human rights advocates agree that the Nigerian military is ineffectual and doesn't have a successful track record when it comes to stemming attacks by Islamist militants. 

Read more at The Guardian.

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