BOKO HARAM's JAS FACTION Archives - Global Upfront Newspapers

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 –