Unmasking Boko Haram : : Exploring Global Jihad in Nigeria / / Jacob Zenn.
The kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from the village of Chibok, Nigeria, in 2014 drew the world's attention to the previously little-known extremist group Boko Haram. Numerous questions followed, among them: Where did Boko Haram come from? What explains the rise of this militant Islamic group and...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Boko Haram and Global Jihad
- 2 Nigerian Jihadists in Sudan and the Sahel
- 3 Al-Qaeda in Nigeria
- 4 Ideological Preparation for Jihad
- 5 Broken Alliances with Salafis
- 6 Mobilizing for Battle
- 7 The Role of al-Qaeda Affiliates
- 8 Factional Feuds and Territorial Conquests
- 9 Allegiance to the Islamic State
- 10 The Islamic State in West Africa Province
- 11 The Future of Global Jihad in Nigeria
- Appendixes
- Appendix 1: Nigerian Heads of State and Associated Key Events Since 1976
- Appendix 2: Boko Haram Leadership Time Line
- Acronyms
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Book