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Defections Alone Won’t Break ISWAP Terror group

Global UpfrontMay 9, 2024May 9, 20240

By Malik Samuel, ISS Africa The death of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau in 2021 triggered unprecedented exits from one of the group’s two factions,

Lake Chad Basin: Boko Haram Factional Violence Worries Islamic State

Global UpfrontMay 8, 2024May 8, 20240

By Malik Samuel, ISS Africa In October 2023, Boko Haram’s JAS faction (Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad) launched major offensives against the group’s other faction –

Fighting Among Boko Haram Splinters Rages On

Global UpfrontMay 30, 2023May 30, 20230

Q&A / Africa, 30 May 2023 What is happening? Rival jihadist groups are fighting for control of swathes of North-eastern Nigeria, centred in Borno state

Shekau Left 83 Concubines Behind, Says Ex-Boko Haram Commanders

Global UpfrontDec 10, 2022December 10, 20220

Some surrendered fighters have disclosed that late Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, left behind 83 concubines. Shekau died during the battle of supremacy with another