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Operated by Boko Haram, probably captured from the Nigerian Army. Panhard AML-60 [56] Armored car France: Operated by Boko Haram, probably captured from the Nigerian Army. VBL [57] Scout car France: Operated by Boko Haram, probably captured from the Nigerian army. T-55/55MV/AM/AMV: Main battle tank: At least 82 (2015) [38] [39] [58] Soviet Union
IS has been able to strengthen its military capability by capturing large quantities and varieties of weaponry during the Syrian Civil War and the post-withdrawal Iraqi insurgency. These weapons seizures have improved the group's capacity to carry out successful subsequent operations and obtain more equipment. [97]
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 jihadist terrorist organization based in northeastern Nigeria, which is also active in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali. [13]
In total, more than 1,000 deaths have been attributed to Boko Haram since May 2013. [3] The group has burnt more than 200 schools, according to official figures. [ 5 ] Abubakar Shekau , suspected leader of Boko Haram, issued a video statement in mid-February 2014 promising to continue the group's campaign against western values and threatening ...
The Boko Haram insurgency began in 2009, when the group started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria.. ISWAP claimed that the men of the village were "supporting and coordinating" with the Nigerian army and therefore labeled them as "apostates", heading to the village to commit this massacre.
Created in 2008, this program is designed to instruct a variety of skills, including aerial logistics, non-lethal weapons training, combined arms and maneuver exercises. [35] More than 900 Moroccans and 1,200 Americans take part in the two-week exercise.
In 2012, multiple churches were bombed by Boko Haram in order to try to start a religious conflict between Christians and Muslims. [1] In the month prior to the attack, Boko Haram abducted over 200 schoolgirls, [1] though Jos had two significant attacks since 2012. [1] One day after the bombings 27 were killed in village attacks. [2]
Several Boko Haram "top fighters" outright defected. [15] According to an alleged insider account, up to 70% of Boko Haram's qaids (senior commanders) had secretly sided with ISWAP by the time of the operation. [16] One group of Boko Haram loyalists, counting "dozens" according to al-Naba, holed up at the well defendable Ghowbra camp. ISWAP ...