Boko Haram

Also known as Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad, People Committed to the Prophet's Teachings for Propagation and Jihad, Wilayat Gharb Afriqiyya

Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization

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Boko Haram is a terrorist group based in Nigeria that has carried out attacks and violence in pursuit of jihadist goals. It matters because of the significant harm it has caused to civilians and its impact on security and stability in Nigeria and the surrounding region.

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Vinony's link graph records 1,337 inbound references to Boko Haram, and connects out to Islamic State – West Africa Province, Islamic State and Sambisa Forest.

It is catalogued under topics including 2002 establishments in Nigeria, Anti-intellectualism and Anti-Western sentiment.

Vinony links it to 86 Wikipedia language editions.

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Commons category: Boko Haram
inception: 2002-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

The maximum extent of Boko Haram in January 2015 shown in dark grey

Boko Haram, officially known as Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad (JAS, Arabic: جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, romanised: Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād, lit. 'Group of the People of Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad') and sometimes referred to as its state name Daular Musulunci, is a self-proclaimed jihadist militant group based in northeastern Nigeria and also active in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali. In 2016, the group split, resulting in the emergence of a hostile faction known as the Islamic State's West Africa Province.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boko Haram” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.