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The claim that one of Boko Haram’s factions sponsored the Kankara attack reinforces fears that jihadist outreach to bandit groups is succeeding and that violence will grow in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258367
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Both have been held in detention by the authorities since 2015, in defiance of a court order for their release. The ruling followed a little over a week after President Muhammadu…
This was followed by July 24 and July 28 attacks against army units on the outskirts of Abuja, the latter of which ISWAP has claimed. ISWAP's operations are expanding well beyond…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271807
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According to the Nigerian Railway Corporation, at least eight passengers were killed and 168 are missing -- likely abducted. The attack, targeting a route favoured by middle- and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268580
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Renewed Boko Haram attacks.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230268
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One consequence is that insurgents are retreating into neighbouring countries. Several civilians died in Boko Haram attacks in Niger's Diffa region on November 11 and Chad…
Militants targeted Baga town in Borno state on January 3. Unverified reports suggest that this may have been the group's most deadly attack on civilians to date. From Boko Haram…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB196966
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In recent weeks, ISWAP captured the town of Kangarwa and reportedly massacred over 100 soldiers in the nearby town of Metele. Coming just months before the February 2019…
COVID-19 and jihadists.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252722
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Some twelve people have now been killed in related unrest over the past week, principally in Gauteng province, with over 400 individuals arrested. Foreign-born Africans and their…