ISWAP
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ISWAP is a jihadist militant group operating mainly in the Lake Chad Basin region, serving as the West African affiliate of the Islamic State.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ISWAP canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jihadist militant group
ⓘ
terrorist organization ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 21st century ⓘ |
| affiliateOf | Islamic State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Islamic State in West Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Borno State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yobe State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | Islamist insurgency ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 2015 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
armed conflict in Lake Chad region
ⓘ
insurgency in northeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| fullName | Islamic State – West Africa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | establish an Islamic state governed by sharia in West Africa ⓘ |
| hasEnemy |
Boko Haram (JAS faction)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Multinational Joint Task Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigerian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salafi jihadism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listedAsTerroristOrganizationBy |
European Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Chad Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Boko Haram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Islamic State central leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Islamic State core as its West African province ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| shortName | ISWAP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| splitFrom | Boko Haram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targets |
civilians
ⓘ
government institutions ⓘ military forces ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Hausa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTactics |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
improvised explosive devices ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ suicide bombings ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.