Boko Haram

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Boko Haram, officially Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means "People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad," is a Nigerian Sunni Muslim militant group. The group wants the overthrow of Nigeria and has killed thousands of people, including 44 people on Christmas day 2011, ^[1] coordinated attacks that killed at least 185 people on January 20. ^[2]

Muslim cleric Mohammed Yusuf formed Boko Haram in 2002. They publicly proclaim allegiance to al-Qaida.

The United Nations has designated Boko Haram a terrorist organization, and has established a counterterrorism center in Saudi Arabia to coordinate efforts to combat the group's activities in Nigeria, Sudan and South Sudan. ^[3]

References

1. ↑ Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists?, BBC, January 11, 2012
2. ↑ 'We will attack Nigeria again and again', Boko Haram leader vows, The Telegraphe, January 27, 2012
3. ↑ http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/front-page-news/35023-un-declares-boko-haram-terror-group-urges-jonathan-to-fight-sect-with-full-force-show-yourselves-jonathan-challenges-boko-haram-members-p53-britain-offers-to-assist-nigeriaun-declares-boko-haram-terror-group-