Boko Haram
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Boko Haram is a Nigeria-based Islamist extremist group known for its violent insurgency, mass kidnappings, and terrorist attacks across the Lake Chad region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boko Haram canonical | 11 |
| Boko Haram militants | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist extremist group
ⓘ
terrorist organization ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Cameroon
ⓘ
Chad ⓘ Lake Chad basin ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Chad Basin
Niger ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad ⓘ |
| conflict | Boko Haram insurgency ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nigeria ⓘ |
| designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy |
African Union
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ European Union ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United Nations ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| foundedBy | Mohammed Yusuf ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
2002
ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ |
| goal | establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasSplitInto |
Islamic State – West Africa Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic State West Africa Province
|
| headquartersLocation | Maiduguri ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamism
ⓘ
Salafi jihadism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attacks on civilians
ⓘ
attacks on schools ⓘ attacks on security forces ⓘ mass kidnappings ⓘ suicide bombings ⓘ use of child soldiers ⓘ use of female suicide bombers ⓘ violent insurgency ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hausa ⓘ |
| leader |
Abubakar Shekau
ⓘ
Mohammed Yusuf ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Western education is forbidden ⓘ |
| operationalBase |
Borno State
ⓘ
northeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| opposes |
Western-style education
ⓘ
secular government ⓘ |
| partOf | global jihadist movement ⓘ |
| region |
Lake Chad basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Chad region
|
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| targets |
Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Christians
Muslims ⓘ government institutions ⓘ markets ⓘ places of worship ⓘ schools ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Boko Haram militants