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The '''Congregation of the People of Tradition for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawah Proselytism] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad Jihad]'''<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-2 [2]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-3 [3]]</sup> (Arabic: جماعة اهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد ''<span class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none" title="ar ALA transliteration">Jamāʻat Ahl as-Sunnah lid-daʻwa wal-Jihād</span>'')—better known by its [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausa_language Hausa] name '''Boko Haram''' (pronounced [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA [bōːkòː hàrâm]], "Western education is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haraam sinful]")<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-4 [4]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-5 [5]]</sup>—is an Islamic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihadist jihadist] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takfiri takfiri] militant and terrorist organization based in the northeast of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria Nigeria],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CTC_6-0">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-CTC-6 [6]]</sup> north [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon Cameroon] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger Niger].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-7 [7]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ESISC_8-0">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-ESISC-8 [8]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-TRIBUNE_9-0">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-TRIBUNE-9 [9]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Pilot_Africa_10-0">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-Pilot_Africa-10 [10]]</sup> Founded by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Yusuf_%28Boko_Haram%29 Mohammed Yusuf] in 2002,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-11 [11]]</sup> the organisation seeks to establish a "pure" Islamic state ruled by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia_law sharia law],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-what_12-0">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-what-12 [12]]</sup> putting a stop to what it deems "Westernization".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AJAN_13-0">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-AJAN-13 [13]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-14 [14]]</sup> The group is known for attacking Christians and government targets,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AJAN_13-1">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-AJAN-13 [13]]</sup> bombing churches, attacking schools and police stations,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-15 [15]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-16 [16]]</sup> kidnapping western tourists, but has also assassinated members of the Islamic establishment.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Campbell_17-0">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-Campbell-17 [17]]</sup> Violence linked to the Boko Haram insurgency has resulted in an estimated 10,000 deaths between 2002 and 2013 | The '''Congregation of the People of Tradition for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawah Proselytism] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad Jihad]'''<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-2 [2]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-3 [3]]</sup> (Arabic: جماعة اهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد ''<span class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none" title="ar ALA transliteration">Jamāʻat Ahl as-Sunnah lid-daʻwa wal-Jihād</span>'')—better known by its [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausa_language Hausa] name '''Boko Haram''' (pronounced [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA [bōːkòː hàrâm]], "Western education is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haraam sinful]")<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-4 [4]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-5 [5]]</sup>—is an Islamic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihadist jihadist] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takfiri takfiri] militant and terrorist organization based in the northeast of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria Nigeria],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CTC_6-0">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-CTC-6 [6]]</sup> north [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon Cameroon] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger Niger].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-7 [7]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ESISC_8-0">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-ESISC-8 [8]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-TRIBUNE_9-0">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-TRIBUNE-9 [9]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Pilot_Africa_10-0">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-Pilot_Africa-10 [10]]</sup> Founded by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Yusuf_%28Boko_Haram%29 Mohammed Yusuf] in 2002,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-11 [11]]</sup> the organisation seeks to establish a "pure" Islamic state ruled by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia_law sharia law],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-what_12-0">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-what-12 [12]]</sup> putting a stop to what it deems "Westernization".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AJAN_13-0">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-AJAN-13 [13]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-14 [14]]</sup> The group is known for attacking Christians and government targets,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AJAN_13-1">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-AJAN-13 [13]]</sup> bombing churches, attacking schools and police stations,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-15 [15]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-16 [16]]</sup> kidnapping western tourists, but has also assassinated members of the Islamic establishment.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Campbell_17-0">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram#cite_note-Campbell-17 [17]]</sup> Violence linked to the Boko Haram insurgency has resulted in an estimated 10,000 deaths between 2002 and 2013 | ||
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Revision as of 17:51, 18 March 2015
The Congregation of the People of Tradition for Proselytism and Jihad[2][3] (Arabic: جماعة اهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد Jamāʻat Ahl as-Sunnah lid-daʻwa wal-Jihād)—better known by its Hausa name Boko Haram (pronounced [bōːkòː hàrâm], "Western education is sinful")[4][5]—is an Islamic jihadist and takfiri militant and terrorist organization based in the northeast of Nigeria,[6] north Cameroon and Niger.[7][8][9][10] Founded by Mohammed Yusuf in 2002,[11] the organisation seeks to establish a "pure" Islamic state ruled by sharia law,[12] putting a stop to what it deems "Westernization".[13][14] The group is known for attacking Christians and government targets,[13] bombing churches, attacking schools and police stations,[15][16] kidnapping western tourists, but has also assassinated members of the Islamic establishment.[17] Violence linked to the Boko Haram insurgency has resulted in an estimated 10,000 deaths between 2002 and 2013