Later in the day, Mr. Gaidam issued an apology for having announced on Wednesday evening that the girls had been rescued. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Teachers at the Dapchi school said many of the 900 students fled as militants rushed the village. The military has made progress against the group but militants still attack villages and military and food aid convoys, as well as deploy suicide bombers. “How is it that a terrorist group said to have been defeated able to abduct in the range of 100 schoolgirls?”

Source: New York Times February 22, 2018 21:22 UTC