Maiduguri: In the Heartland of Boko Haram
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00r49ff Good report by the BBC Hausa service’s Jimeh Saleh who is from Maiduguri, the birthplace of Boko Haram. In this interview he discusses the changes in his hometown that arose as a result of Boko Haram.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Is Africa the New Battle Ground for Terrorism and Jihad?
UKTA2 This paper asks whether Al-Qaida is seeking to increase its operations and affiliations in and with Africa. *Following the alliance with Al-Qa’ida-core, regional affiliates such as Al-Qa’ida in the Maghreb and Al-Shabaab have undergone similar patterns of strategic, tactical and propagandistic evolution. *Nigeria’s Boko Haram is still focused on a local campaign, but recent [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Links Between Boko Haram and Al Qaeda?
Is Boko Haram becoming a global threat?
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Nigeria Governments Enters Talks with Boko Haram
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/03/2012316154244455.html …and as soon as the talks started, they are over! http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-19/nigerian-mediator-says-leak-means-end-of-boko-haram-role-1-.html
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )British and Italian Hostages Killed in Nigeria
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/9131831/British-hostage-killed-in-Nigeria-live.html A British and Italian hostage have been killed after a botched rescue attempt to free the pair from kidnappers linked to Al Qaeda today. A British citizen (Chris McManus, aged 28) and Italian citizen (Franco Lamolinara, aged48) have been killed in Sokoto, Sokoto State in northern Nigeria after an attempt by British and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Tactical Analysis of Boko Haram
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SohULRwSaRE
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )The Inside Story on Boko Haram
A series of articles, videos and programmes on Boko Haram outlining the group’s aims and origins. Boko Haram was founded in 2002 by Mohammed Yusuf (who was captured and killed by Nigerian security forces). Yet the group continues to attack, bomb and kill targets including churches, Nigerian police officers and soldiers, and other targets. What [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Two More Bomb Blasts in Abuja and Jos, Nigeria
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/25/world/africa/nigeria-church-bombing/index.html http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16137155 Two bomb blasts have been reported during Christmas service in Nigeria. The first blast was near at a Catholic church near the Nigerian capital Abuja. Reports say about 20 people were killed. The first blast was near St Theresa’s Church in Madalla. A second explosion struck the Mountain of Fire Ministries church in the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )US Army to Train Nigerian Army
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/08/nigerian-taliban-us-boko-haram?newsfeed=true http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/11/u-s-troops-nigeria/ The U.S. army is to provide counter-insurgency training to the Nigerian army. This is probably linked to the increasingly deadly attacks by Boko Haram.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )Boko Haram Strikes Again
Boko Haram has killed 65 people after a suicide bombing and series of gun attacks in the town of Damaturu in Yobe State, north eastern Nigeria. Boko Haram apparently attacked several churches, mosques and a government office. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2011/1106/Nigeria-Boko-Haram-s-deadly-attacks-show-Islamists-growing-reach
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