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Boko Haram
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
Details
- Instance of
- irregular military, terrorist organization, quasi-state
- Inception
- 2002
- Located in
- Borno State, Yobe State
- Founded by
- Mohammed Yusuf, Selim II
- Chaired by
- Abubakar Shekau, Mohammed Yusuf
- Said to be the same as
- Islamic State – West Africa Province
- designated as terrorist by
- United States, United Kingdom
- located in time zone
- UTC+01:00
- parent organization or unit
- Islamic State
- political ideology
- Islamic terrorism
- position held by head of the organization
- Leader of Boko Haram
- significant event
- 2011 Abuja United Nations bombing, December 2011 Nigeria bombings, Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping
- topic's main category
- Category:Boko Haram
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