Boko Haram

Boko Haram calls itself Jamaat-e-Ahl-as-Sunnah-lidDa awati-wal-Jihad (JASDJ; a group of Sunni people seeking calling and jihad) and is known as the "Nigerian Taliban" (other translations). An organization based in Nigeria is working to topple the existing government of Nigeria and establish a government that adheres to Islamic principles. The group Nigerian and Western media commonly refer to Boko Haram as a means of prohibiting Western education. The word book's origin is the colonial English term for book.

The group has been present in different forms since the late 1990s, but its progress was impeded in July 2009 when it lost hundreds of members, including former leader Muhammad Yusuf, in confrontations with Nigerian government forces. The group stated its original aim to eliminate corruption and injustice in Nigeria due to Western influence and introduce Sharia law. The group committed to seek revenge for the deaths of Yusuf and other members who were killed by security forces in

The group Boko Haram claimed to be the leader of a rival militia, and in July 2010, he made threatening remarks about Western influencers in Nigeria. In one video, former Bambakar Shekau was featured. The second statement by Shekau made later in the month stated that he stands behind al-Qaeda and threatens to put American lives at risk. Shekau's tenure has seen the organization demonstrate improved operational skills, increasing its use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), vehicle-borne IEDs (VBIED), and female suicide bombers against different targets. It was not clear what the organization or membership of Boko Haram was after its resurgence in

Following Yusuf's death, the group began to break up into several factions, with Shekau reportedly leading the main one. Other terror networks, including al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and al–Shabaab in Somaliland, were also linked to Boko Haram, according to security reports. This group was the first to launch his VBIED in June. In its first attack on Western interests, Boko Haram bombed the United Nations headquarters in Abuja with a car that killed at least 23 people and injured over 80 others on August 26, an alleged Boko Haram spokesperson claimed responsibility for the attack and vowed to target the interests of the US and Nigerian governments in the future.

In 2014, Boko Haram's impact increased as he carried out near-daily attacks against Christians, security forces, police, media, schools, politicians, and Muslims identified as collaborators. In March 2015, Boko Haram gained worldwide attention by endorsing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), using explicit labels like "West Africa Province" and engaging in suicide attacks. Raised it even higher. Chad, June - the first such attack in the country's capital.

Following the abduction of 276 schoolgirls in Borno state, Nigeria's Boko Haram violence has drawn international condemnation and triggered a significant regional terrorist attack against the group in February 2015. Additionally, and forced the group from most of its locations in Nigeria. Despite threats directed at Western countries and regional interests, Boko Haram remains resilient by carrying out attacks in neighboring countries such as Cameroon.