Nigeria 2013-2017

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A Nigerian academic's paper via Perspectives on Terrorism, only given a quick glance so far. The Abstract:

The activities of Boko Haram in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria have highlighted the need for more effective counter-strategies. Nigeria’s difficulties in defeating Boko Haram has security ramifications that go beyond its borders, especially for West Africa. Much has been written about the origins of Boko Haram. However, thus far there has been little analysis of the nature of the conflict between Nigeria and Boko Haram. It is this lacuna that this article seeks to address by applying the concepts of hybrid war, compound war, fourth generation warfare and unrestriced warfare to the confrontation between the state and its Islamist challenger

Link: http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/...e/view/488/963

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Nigeria's other insurgency, in the oil-rich Delta Province, has started again; as if Nigeria hasn't got problems already.

I'd only recently read, in Virginia Comolli's book about the payouts:

Militants blew up strategic gas and crude pipelines belonging to Shell and Agip on Saturday in an increasingly fierce campaign that has chopped Nigeria's oil production in half, militants and residents said....The militants are also angry that the government is winding down a 2009 amnesty program that had paid 30,000 militants to guard installations they once attacked.

Link with some more detail:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...-up-pipelines/

The BBC has a bit more, notably this:

...in the latest budget, President Muhammadu Buhari reduced funding for it by 70%, and has spoken of phasing it out entirely by 2018.

Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36414036

There is a main thread on Nigeria (excluding Boko Haram) and this thread maybe merged there:http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...ad.php?t=19394

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Countering the Boko Haram Group in Nigeria: The Relevance of Hybrid Doctrine

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The War Has Just Begun: Boko Haram and the Coming Diffusion of Terror in Nigeria

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The War Has Just Begun: Boko Haram and the Coming Diffusion of Terror in Nigeria

Moderator adds: Copied here from SWJ Blog, not only for the subject - the article is by a Nigerian on Nigeria who lives there.

[davidbfpo]

Hat tip to WoTR for this book review of Alexander Thurston's 'Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist Movement' by a US SOF officer who has served recently in Nigeria.
Link:https://warontherocks.com/2017/12/fr...th-boko-haram/

Link to the book itself, ls has no reviews:https://www.amazon.com/Boko-Haram-Ji.../dp/0691172242

The NYT reports a certain downside:https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/w...rces-rape.html

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An article from CTC's Sentinel and the Abstract says:

Ever since Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in March 2015, the group has been seen as firmly in the Islamic State fold. But as both the Islamic State and Boko Haram weaken, al-Qa`ida, which has a history of cooperation with jihadis in Nigeria, including factions within Boko Haram, may be making a takeover bid.

Link:https://ctc.usma.edu/posts/a-jihadi-...m-and-al-qaida

[davidbfpo]

A short article lby Alex Thurston, a Visiting Assistant Professor of African Studies at Georgetown University, whose book was published in late 2017, 'Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist Movement'.

He ends with:

Nigeria is one of the most complicated countries in the world. Any resolution to the Boko Haram conflict will require a good deal of experimentation, trial and error, and even luck. It may also take quite a long time.

Link:http://www.lawfareblog.com/five-myths-about-boko-haram

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The Chibok Kidnappings in North-East Nigeria: A Military Analysis of Before and After

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Reign Without Rule: Borno State in Northeast Nigeria

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What Gives Boko Haram its Strength

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Corruption Hampers Fight Against Boko Haram

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Boko Haram’s Resiliency Spells Trouble for West Africa

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Nigeria’s Critical Juncture: Boko Haram, Buhari, and the Future of the Fourth Republic

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Boko Haram: A Growing Threat in West Africa

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Justifying Jihad: A Case Study of Al-Shabaab and Boko Haram

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The Boko Haram Insurgency: Applying the FID Model?

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The 10,000 Kidnapped Boys of Boko Haram

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Uprooted by War, Threatened by Boko Haram and Desperate to Go Home

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