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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 phrase ''Boko Haram'' means "Western education is forbidden". The group wants the overthrow of [[Nigeria]] and has killed thousands of people, including 44 people on [[Christmas]] day 2011,<ref>[https://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>[https://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 phrase ''Boko Haram'' means "Western education is forbidden". The group wants the overthrow of the [[Nigeria]]n government and has killed thousands of people, including 44 people on [[Christmas]] day 2011,<ref>[https://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>[https://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 held allegiance to [[al- | + | Muslim cleric Mohammed Yusuf formed Boko Haram in 2002. They publicly held allegiance to [[al-Qaeda]] 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> | ||
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==Kidnappings== | ==Kidnappings== | ||
| − | In May 2014 Boko Haram kidnapped 300 schoolgirls and announced it would sell the teenage girls as [[slaves]] shortly after [[U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] refused to designate the group as a terrorist organization;<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/nigeria-group-threatens-sell-kidnapped-girls</ref><ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/hillary-dropped-ball-boko-haram-020300046--politics.html?ref=gs Hillary Dropped the Ball on Boko Haram], Josh Rogin, [The Daily Beast], May 7, 2014. | + | In May 2014 Boko Haram kidnapped 300 schoolgirls and announced it would sell the teenage girls as [[slaves]] shortly after [[U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] refused to designate the group as a terrorist organization;<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/nigeria-group-threatens-sell-kidnapped-girls</ref><ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/hillary-dropped-ball-boko-haram-020300046--politics.html?ref=gs Hillary Dropped the Ball on Boko Haram], Josh Rogin, [The Daily Beast], May 7, 2014. www.yahoo.com</ref><ref>Morrissey, Ed (May 8, 2014). [https://hotair.com/archives/2014/05/08/did-hillary-refuse-to-designate-boko-haram-as-a-terrorist-organization/ Did Hillary refuse to designate Boko Haram as a terrorist organization?] Hot Air website.</ref> Clinton was deeply involved with [[Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb]] at the time and was funneling its [[Libya]]n affiliates weapons for the [[Libyan War]] in an effort to establish a so-called "smart power" doctrine which would be the basis of a "Hillary Doctrine" should she ever get elected president of the United States.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/1/hillary-clinton-libya-war-push-armed-benghazi-rebe/?page%3Dall</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/us/politics/hillary-clinton-libya.html?_r=0</ref><ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/21/benghazi-raid-libyan-revolution Benghazi raid leaves cradle of Libyan revolution fearing for its future] ''[[The Guardian]]'' September 21, 2012.</ref> |
In June 2014 Boko Haram attacked [[soccer]] stadiums and killed 40 people.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/06/12/Nigeria-Shuts-Down-World-Cup-Viewings-After-Boko-Haram-Threatens-Attack</ref> | In June 2014 Boko Haram attacked [[soccer]] stadiums and killed 40 people.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/06/12/Nigeria-Shuts-Down-World-Cup-Viewings-After-Boko-Haram-Threatens-Attack</ref> | ||
Revision as of 06:37, June 19, 2021
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 phrase Boko Haram means "Western education is forbidden". The group wants the overthrow of the Nigerian government 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 held allegiance to al-Qaeda 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.[3]
Kidnappings
In May 2014 Boko Haram kidnapped 300 schoolgirls and announced it would sell the teenage girls as slaves shortly after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton refused to designate the group as a terrorist organization;[4][5][6] Clinton was deeply involved with Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb at the time and was funneling its Libyan affiliates weapons for the Libyan War in an effort to establish a so-called "smart power" doctrine which would be the basis of a "Hillary Doctrine" should she ever get elected president of the United States.[7][8][9]
In June 2014 Boko Haram attacked soccer stadiums and killed 40 people.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists?, BBC, January 11, 2012
- ↑ 'We will attack Nigeria again and again', Boko Haram leader vows, The Telegraphe, January 27, 2012
- ↑ 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-
- ↑ http://cnsnews.com/news/article/nigeria-group-threatens-sell-kidnapped-girls
- ↑ Hillary Dropped the Ball on Boko Haram, Josh Rogin, [The Daily Beast], May 7, 2014. www.yahoo.com
- ↑ Morrissey, Ed (May 8, 2014). Did Hillary refuse to designate Boko Haram as a terrorist organization? Hot Air website.
- ↑ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/1/hillary-clinton-libya-war-push-armed-benghazi-rebe/?page%3Dall
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/us/politics/hillary-clinton-libya.html?_r=0
- ↑ Benghazi raid leaves cradle of Libyan revolution fearing for its future The Guardian September 21, 2012.
- ↑ https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/06/12/Nigeria-Shuts-Down-World-Cup-Viewings-After-Boko-Haram-Threatens-Attack