Abstract
This article analyzes the rise and evolution of Boko Haram, a Nigerian jihadist organization operating since March 2015 under the banner of Islamic State. The key changes in the ideology, tactics, and goals of Boko Haram have been identified providing in-depth insight into how and why the organization has evolved. The evolution of jihadist activity of Boko Haram included at least two dimensions: firstly – the extreme radicalization of paramilitary struggle manifested in the massacres of civilians in rural areas; and secondly – the feminization of jihadist activity with special regard to the involuntary participation of young women in suicide bombings. The analysis of the facts discussed in the article is based on one of the qualitative scientific methods, namely case study. The main reason to apply this method is the need to investigate the above-mentioned changes in the activity of Islamic terrorists within the time limits indicated in the title of the article.
Highlights
This article aims to show the fundamental variables that impacted the evolution of the operations of Boko Haram in the second half of the 2010s
Peter Phamin – into at least four stages: (1) the rise of Islamic insurgency in Nigeria; (2) Boko Haram’s inclusion into the structures of the global jihadist movement; (3) the organization’s territorial expansion in Nigeria; and (4) the establishment of a province of Islamic State in Western Africa (Pham, 2016: 2–13). The latter has been essential to the history of Boko Haram so far
In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Boko Haram was responsible for an Islamic armed insurgence during which Mohammed Yusuf was captured and executed in July 2009
Summary
This article aims to show the fundamental variables that impacted the evolution of the operations of Boko Haram in the second half of the 2010s. Peter Phamin – into at least four stages: (1) the rise of Islamic insurgency in Nigeria; (2) Boko Haram’s inclusion into the structures of the global jihadist movement (which, meant its affiliation with Al Qaeda); (3) the organization’s territorial expansion in Nigeria; and (4) the establishment of a province of Islamic State in Western Africa (Pham, 2016: 2–13) The latter has been essential to the history of Boko Haram so far. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Boko Haram was responsible for an Islamic armed insurgence during which Mohammed Yusuf was captured and executed in July 2009 He was replaced as group leader by Abubakar Shekau.
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