General view of the northern Nigerian town of Damasak
General view of the northern Nigerian town of Damasak March 24, 2015. Boko Haram militants have kidnapped more than 400 women and children from Damasak that was freed this month by troops from Niger and Chad, residents said on Tuesday. Nigerian, Chadian and Niger forces have driven militants out of a string of towns in simultaneous offensives over the past month. REUTERS/Joe Penney