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Timeline of the Boko Haram insurgency is the chronology of the Boko Haram insurgency, an ongoing armed conflict between Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram (including their offshoot Ansaru) and the Nigerian government. Boko Haram have carried out many attacks against the military, police and civilians since 2009, mostly in
The Boko Haram insurgency began in July 2009, ... The conflict has seen numerous human rights abuses conducted by the Nigerian ... Timeline of the Boko Haram insurgency;
Boko Haram rose to prominence in northwestern Nigeria in the early 2010's, growing to control territory in Borno State, southern Niger, and northern Cameroon.In 2021, the Islamic State - West Africa Province, which formed from ex-Boko Haram groups, launched an offensive that saw the death of Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau and ISWAP dominating former Boko Haram strongholds. [2]
Boko Haram, officially known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād [23] (Arabic: جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, lit. 'Group of the People of Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad'), [24] is a self-proclaimed jihadist terrorist organization based in northeastern Nigeria and also active in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali. [12]
Since 2014, Boko Haram has been active in western Chad, launching cross-border attacks from the Nigerian border against civilian and military targets in western Chad. [12] In 2024, attacks by the militant group in Chad intensified, culminating in a raid on a Chadian military base near the village of Ngouboua , which left 40 Chadian soldiers ...
A Boko Haram insurgency has killed thousands of people and displaced millions since it began in 2009, creating a humanitarian crisis in northeastern Nigeria and putting pressure on the government ...
Timeline of the War on Terror; Women in warfare and the military (2000–present) Timeline of women in warfare and the military in the United States, 2000–2010; Timeline of women in warfare and the military in the United States, 2011–present
Nigerian bandit conflict(2011–Present) Nigeria. Nigeria Police Force; Nigerian Armed Forces. Nigerian Army; Nigerian Air Force; Vigilante groups. Vigilante Group of Nigeria; Yan Sakai; Various gangs Hausa militias; Fulani militias; Alleged involvement. Islamic State's West Africa Province [28] Boko Haram; Ansaru [28] Ongoing: Northern Mali ...