Reign Without Rule: Borno State in Northeast Nigeria
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The Chibok Kidnappings in North-East Nigeria: A Military Analysis of Before and After
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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:Link:https://ctc.usma.edu/posts/a-jihadi-...m-and-al-qaidaEver 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.
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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:Link:http://www.lawfareblog.com/five-myths-about-boko-haramNigeria 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.
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