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An edition of Boko Haram (2015)

Boko Haram

Nigeria's Islamist insurgency

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vii, 251 pages : 22 cm

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English
Pages
239

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Subjects

Terrorism, Boko Haram, Prevention, Islamic fundamentalism, Nigeria, history, Nigeria, social conditions, Djihad, Islam, Fundamentalismus, Terrorismus, Terrorism -- Nigeria -- History -- 21st century, Terrorism -- Nigeria -- Prevention, Terrorism -- Prevention, Nigeria

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Nigeria

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Table of Contents

Research challenges
Islam in Nigeria: Historical Background
Usman Dan Fodio's Jihad
The British colonial era
The path to Sharia
Some reflections on religious identity
The Genesis of Radical Groups
Splintering
Transformation
Reform (modernisation)
Formation (creation)
Daawa
Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah, Ja'amutu Tajidmul Islami/Islamic Movement of Nigeria[IMN]
Yan Izala
Maitatsine
Conclusion
What is Boko Haram?
Where it all started
The sect goes underground
The 2009 turning point
Dead or alive?
Post-Yusuf
The Shakau era
the beginning of the insurgency
Splintering, factionalisation and kidnappings
Suicide attacks
Who are these men?
Funding
The Internationalisation of Boko Haram
Borderlands
Cameroon
Niger
Chad
Human security implications
A wild card: the Central African Republic (CAR)
Changing al-Qaeda patterns and Boko Haram's position in the broader Islamist environment
The 2012-13 Malian civil conflict
Al-Shabaab
Tactical implications of foreign influence
Will Boko Haram become the next al-Qaeda franchise?
Government Responses
The military response
A first state of emergency is declared
Between two emergencies
Negotiations and amnesty
A second state of emergency is put in place
Moving beyond JTF ORO
Allegations of human rights abuses
A softer approach
COIN vs CT: What strategy?
Western response
The United States (US)
The United Kingdom (UK)
Canada
Conclusions
The Way Ahead?.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-228) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
320.6
Library of Congress
HV6433.N6 C64 2015, HV6433

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Pagination
vii, 239 pages
Number of pages
239

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27176293M
ISBN 10
1849044910
ISBN 13
9781849044912
OCLC/WorldCat
888555074
Wikidata
Q119843571

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