The group's name has always been Jamā'atu Ahli is-Sunnah lid-Da'wati wal-Jihād (جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد), meaning "Group of the People of Sunnah for Dawa and Jihad". It was also known as Wilayat Garb Ifrqiya, meaning

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Causes
Some analysts have emphasized economiccauses as a factor in Boko Haram's success. Wealth in Nigeria has been concentrated among

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Background
Before it was colonized and subsequently incorporated into the British Empire as Colonial Nigeria in 1900, the Bornu Empire ruled the territory where Boko Haram is currently active. It was a sovereign sultanaterun

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Boko Haram's attacks consist of suicide bombings as well as conventional armed assaults on both civilian and military targets. Following the Chibok kidnapping in 2014, the majority of Boko Haram's suicide bombers are female; many are teenagers and the

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Until the 1990s, the Nigerian military was seen as a force for stability across the region. But by 2014, it was short of basic equipment, including radios and armoured vehicles. Morale was said to be low. Senior officers were allegedly skimming military procurement and

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Dates of designation as a terrorist organization
African Coalition force
After a series of meetings over many months, Cameroon's foreign minister announced on 30 November 2014 that a coalition force to fight

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Leader
Boko Haram was founded by Mohammed Yusuf who led the group from 2002 until his death in 2009. After

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