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Below are 20 highlighted points you should know about the world's deadliest sect/
terrorist:
1. They are also known by name as The
Islamic State in West Africa (abbreviated as ISWA or ISWAP) and
formerly as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād.
2. It is founder is Mohammed yusuf.
3. Mohammed Yusuf started Boko Haram in Maduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
4. The leader of Boko Haram is Abubakar Shekau.
5. Boko Haram has been active since 2002, when it was endorsed by Mohammed Yusuf.
6. Their headquarters include: Sambisa Forest, Borno, Nigeria (March 2015–present) * Gwoza, Borno, Nigeria (until March 2015) * Marte, Borno,
Nigeria (April–September 2015).
7. Their area of operation include: Northeast Nigeria, Northern Cameroon, Niger, Chad.
8. Their size according to various sources like Amnesty International and Chad
in 2015 claimed they were about 15-20 thousand by number but due threats from the army, Sahara reporters claimed them to be about 200 -300 in number in 2018.
9. Their opponents include: Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Benin Republic.
10. Battles they have engaged in with the army (Nigerian and West African) include: Boko Haram Insurgency and 2015 West African Offensive.
11. Boko Haram was founded upon the principles of the Khawaarij advocating
Sharia law.
12. From March 2015 to August 2016, the group was briefly aligned with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
13. Since the current insurgency started in 2009, Boko Haram has killed tens of thousands and displaced 2.3 million from their homes.
14. In 2015, the were ranked as the world's deadliest terrorist by
Global Terrorism Index.
15. The gained worldwide recognition
after abducting 276 school girls from Chibok in 2015.
16. Their leader Mohammed Yusuf was summarily executed in July 2009 by Nigerian Police. This led to the rise of a new leader.
17. Boko Haram's attacks consist of suicide bombers as well as conventional armed assaults on both
civilian and military targets with most of the suicide bombers being females usually about the ages of seven.
18. In September 2010, having regrouped under their new leader,
Boko Haram broke 105 of its members out of prison in Bauchi along with over 600 other prisoners and went on to launch attacks in several areas of northern Nigeria.
19. The Boko Haram insurgency has cost
the Nigeria government an estimated amount of
$10 billion, which was
spent on ammunition and other necessary equipment needed to fight them.
20. It was reported on 19 February 2018 that they abducted some group of school girls again, about 110 of them.
