Boko Haram - Wikipedia
WEBBoko Haram, officially known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād (Arabic: جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, lit. 'Group of the People of Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad'), is an Islamist jihadist organization based in northeastern Nigeria, which is also active in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali.
Boko Haram insurgency - Wikipedia
WEBBoko Haram insurgency. The Boko Haram insurgency began in July 2009, [75] [76] when the militant Islamist and jihadist rebel group Boko Haram started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria.
Boko Haram Fast Facts | CNN
WEBJun 9, 2014 · CNN — Here’s a look at Boko Haram, a militant Islamic group working out of Nigeria, whose purpose is to institute Sharia, or Islamic law. Facts. In the local Hausa dialect, Boko Haram means...
Boko Haram | History, Meaning, Insurgency, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 21, 2024 · Boko Haram, Islamic sectarian movement, founded in 2002 by Muhammed Yusuf in northeastern Nigeria, that since 2009 has carried out assassinations and large-scale acts of violence in that country. The group’s initial proclaimed intent was to uproot the corruption and injustice in Nigeria, which it blamed on Western influences, and to impose ...
Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist group? - BBC News
WEBNov 24, 2016 · Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram - which has caused havoc in Africa's most populous country through a wave of bombings, assassinations and abductions - is fighting to overthrow the...
National Counterterrorism Center | Groups - DNI
WEBThe US State Department designated Boko Haram a Foreign Terrorist Organization in November 2013. Contains many features across the full range of issues pertaining to international terrorism: terrorist groups, wanted terrorists, and technical pages on various threat-related topics.
Nigeria’s Battle With Boko Haram | Council on Foreign Relations
WEBAug 8, 2018 · Boko Haram is a top-tier threat to Africa’s most populous country. An insurgency led by the Islamist group has claimed tens of thousands of lives and displaced millions more in recent years. At...
Boko Haram: How Ngarannam community attacked by terror …
WEBOct 29, 2022 · Since 2009, the armed Islamist group Boko Haram has waged an insurgency that has displaced more than two million people in the country’s northeast, according to the UN. Ngarannam, a village of...
National Counterterrorism Center | FTOs - DNI
WEBBoko Haram bombs the local UN headquarters, killing at least 23 people and injuring up to 116. Contains many features across the full range of issues pertaining to international terrorism: terrorist groups, wanted terrorists, and technical pages on …
Boko Haram | Counter Extremism Project
WEBMay 5, 2023 · Boko Haram is an ISIS-aligned jihadist group based in Nigeria. For years, Boko Haram has been conducting a lethal jihadist insurgency in the country’s north to drive out government forces and establish an Islamic state. Latest. May 5, 2023: The Nigeria army rescues 131 civilians in northeast Nigeria.
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