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Boko Haram, officially known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād [24] (Arabic: جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, lit. 'Group of the People of Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad'), [25] is a self-proclaimed Islamist jihadist organization based in northeastern Nigeria, which is also active in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali. [13]
Map of Boko Haram's territorial control on 10 April, over 2 months after the start of the 2015 West African offensive. On 23 January, a coalition of military forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger began a counter-insurgency campaign against Boko Haram. [148] In the early hours of 25 January, Boko Haram launched a major assault on the ...
The map image is based on Module:Nigerian insurgency detailed map. Controlled by the Nigerian government Controlled by Boko Haram /the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (variously called ISIL, ISIS, IS, Daesh)
These groups include Ansar al-Islam in Kurdistan, [3] Boko Haram, [32] the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, [33] the Caucasus Emirate, [34] Abu Sayyaf, [35] Ansar Bait al-Maqdis, [36] the Uqba ibn Nafi Brigade, and Al-Shabaab. [37] The first instance of the conflict was during the rise of the Islamic State in northern and western Iraq in 2014.
Amchide is a town in Cameroon, on the border with Nigeria.It abuts the Nigerian town of Banki, with streets and even houses straddling the border. [1] [2]In 2014, the town was the site of fighting between Boko Haram and the Cameroonian military, leading some residents to flee the area.
On 23 January 2015, it was disclosed that Nigerian troops were in final preparations for a major offensive against Boko Haram insurgents in North Eastern Nigeria. According to leaked security information, the final straw that prompted action was a Boko Haram video claiming that it had stockpiled "enough weapons to take on Nigeria and its neighbours". [27]
Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) is a designation for non-United States-based organizations deemed by the United States secretary of state, in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 (INA), to be involved in what US authorities define as terrorist activities.
Base, location Operation dates Operations Notes Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou Airport [1] since 2007 [1] surveillance of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb over Mali, Mauritania and the Sahara [1] Cameroon: Garoua International Airport, Garoua [2] fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria [2] Chad: N’Djamena [3] since 2014 [4] fight against Boko Haram in ...