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TYT: The War Against Boko Haram - Why You Should Care
Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) Ben Mankiewicz (https://twitter.com/benmank77) hosts of The Young Turks and Los Angeles Bureau Chief of VICE News Kaj Larsen (https://twitter.com/kajlarsen) discuss the war against terrorist group Boko Haram.
VICE News traveled to Nigeria to embed with the country's army as it ramped up its fight against Boko Haram, whose rise has caused a state of emergency. As the only journalists on the front line in northern Nigeria, we witnessed the beginning of the largest military against the insurgency to date.
In part one of a three-part series, VICE News correspondent Kaj Larsen visits the site of a recent Boko Haram attack, interviews refugees and victims of the militant group, and heads to the front lines of the ongoing conflict.
Read more here: https://news.vice.com/video/the-war-against-boko-haram-part-1
More from Vice News on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/vicenews