BOKO HARAM!!!
Boko Haram is a terrorist organization with its roots in
northeastern Nigeria, linked to insurgency stemming
from north Cameroon and Niger Republic.
"Boko Haram" is a Hausa name which translates roughly
as "Western education is forbidden," while the real Arabic
name translates as "The Congregation of the People of
Tradition for Proselytism and Jihad" .
The sect was founded in 2002 by the late Mohammed
Yusuf who was captured and executed by Nigerian
security forces in 2009. Until the government clamped
down on the sect’s activities in 2009, the operations
conducted by the sect were more or less peaceful. Since
Abubakar Shekau, a former deputy to Yusuf’s era, violent
attacks have escalated in terms of both frequency and
intensity.
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The sect seeks to establish a "pure" Islamic state ruled by
sharia, putting a stop to what it deems Westernization. It
proposes that interaction with the Western world is
forbidden, and also supports opposition to the Muslim
establishment and the government of Nigeria.
The group is known for attacking Christians, Muslim
clerics and government targets, as well as for bombing
churches, mosques, schools and police stations. The
group is also notorious for kidnappings.
Violence linked to the Boko Haram insurgency has
resulted in an estimated 10,000 deaths between 2002 and
2013.
On November 13, 2013 the United States government
designated the group a terrorist organization. On 22 May
2014, the United Nations Security Council added Boko
Haram to its list of designated al-Qaeda entities, bringing
"funding, travel and weapons sanctions" against the
terrorist group.
On 22 May 2014 Boko Haram was officially declared a
terrorist group affiliated to Al-Qaeda and Al-Qaeda in the
Islamic Maghreb by the United Nations Security Council.
International sanctions including asset freeze, travel ban
and arms embargo were imposed against the Islamist
extremist group.
It was reported in August 2013 that Shekau had been shot
and deposed by members of his sect, but he survived.
He has taken responsibility for the April 2014 kidnapping
of over 200 school girls. On 6 May 2014, eight more girls
were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram gunmen.
Funding sources for Boko Haram are not certain, but is
believed to be partially funded by bank robberies and by
other Islamist groups.
northeastern Nigeria, linked to insurgency stemming
from north Cameroon and Niger Republic.
"Boko Haram" is a Hausa name which translates roughly
as "Western education is forbidden," while the real Arabic
name translates as "The Congregation of the People of
Tradition for Proselytism and Jihad" .
The sect was founded in 2002 by the late Mohammed
Yusuf who was captured and executed by Nigerian
security forces in 2009. Until the government clamped
down on the sect’s activities in 2009, the operations
conducted by the sect were more or less peaceful. Since
Abubakar Shekau, a former deputy to Yusuf’s era, violent
attacks have escalated in terms of both frequency and
intensity.
Scroll down to read 'Boko Haram' news
The sect seeks to establish a "pure" Islamic state ruled by
sharia, putting a stop to what it deems Westernization. It
proposes that interaction with the Western world is
forbidden, and also supports opposition to the Muslim
establishment and the government of Nigeria.
The group is known for attacking Christians, Muslim
clerics and government targets, as well as for bombing
churches, mosques, schools and police stations. The
group is also notorious for kidnappings.
Violence linked to the Boko Haram insurgency has
resulted in an estimated 10,000 deaths between 2002 and
2013.
On November 13, 2013 the United States government
designated the group a terrorist organization. On 22 May
2014, the United Nations Security Council added Boko
Haram to its list of designated al-Qaeda entities, bringing
"funding, travel and weapons sanctions" against the
terrorist group.
On 22 May 2014 Boko Haram was officially declared a
terrorist group affiliated to Al-Qaeda and Al-Qaeda in the
Islamic Maghreb by the United Nations Security Council.
International sanctions including asset freeze, travel ban
and arms embargo were imposed against the Islamist
extremist group.
It was reported in August 2013 that Shekau had been shot
and deposed by members of his sect, but he survived.
He has taken responsibility for the April 2014 kidnapping
of over 200 school girls. On 6 May 2014, eight more girls
were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram gunmen.
Funding sources for Boko Haram are not certain, but is
believed to be partially funded by bank robberies and by
other Islamist groups.
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