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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 terrorist group. The group wants the overthrow of [[Nigeria]] and has killed thousands of people, including 44 people on [[Christmas]] day 2011, <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13809501 Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists?, BBC, January 11, 2012]</ref> coordinated attacks that killed at least 185 people on January 20. <ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/9045054/We-will-attack-Nigeria-again-and-again-Boko-Haram-leader-vows.html 'We will attack Nigeria again and again', Boko Haram leader vows, The Telegraphe, January 27, 2012]</ref>
'''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 terrorist group. The group wants the overthrow of [[Nigeria]] and has killed thousands of people, including 44 people on [[Christmas]] day 2011, <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13809501 Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists?, BBC, January 11, 2012]</ref> coordinated attacks that killed at least 185 people on January 20. <ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/9045054/We-will-attack-Nigeria-again-and-again-Boko-Haram-leader-vows.html 'We will attack Nigeria again and again', Boko Haram leader vows, The Telegraphe, January 27, 2012]</ref>
Muslim cleric Mohammed Yusuf formed Boko Haram in 2002. They publicly proclaimed allegiance to [[al-Qaida]] but switched to the [[Islamic State]] in 2015.
Muslim cleric Mohammed Yusuf formed Boko Haram in 2002. They publicly held allegiance to [[al-Qaida]] during Secretary Clinton's tenure but switched to the [[Islamic State]] in 2015.
The [[United Nations]] has designated Boko Haram a terrorist organization after it bombed UN headquarters in Abuja. The UN has established a counterterrorism center in [[Saudi Arabia]] to coordinate efforts to combat the group's activities in Nigeria, Sudan and South Sudan. <ref>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-</ref>
The [[United Nations]] has designated Boko Haram a terrorist organization after it bombed UN headquarters in Abuja. The UN has established a counterterrorism center in [[Saudi Arabia]] to coordinate efforts to combat the group's activities in Nigeria, Sudan and South Sudan. <ref>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-</ref>