U.S. Plans to Deploy Advisers To Help in War on Boko Haram.

The article discusses the U.S. Department of Defense's (Pentagon's) plan to deploy dozens of Special Operations military advisers to assist Nigeria in a fight against the Boko Haram West African militant group. According to the article, an insurgency involving Boko Haram has killed thousands of civilians in places such as Nigeria, Chad, and Cameroon. The Islamic State terrorist group and its allies are examined, along with American commandos and Nigerian Army soldiers are assessed.