Active 2002–present Ideology Wahhabi Salafi Jihadism Sunni Islamic fundamentalism Leaders Abubakar Shekau Mohammed Yusuf † Area of operations Nigeria Cameroon Niger Chad Allies Ansaru Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Opponents Nigeria United States Battles and wars Nigerian Sharia conflict Boko Haram (Western education is forbidden), Jamaatu Ahlis Sunna LiddaAwati Wal-Jihad, is a militant Islamist movement based in northeast Nigeria. The group has received training and funds from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and was designated by the US as a terrorist organisation in November 2013. Membership has been estimated to number between a few hundred and a few thousand.[1][2][3] Boko Haram killed more than 5,000 civilians between July 2009 and June 2014, including at least 2,000 in the first half of 2014, in attacks occuring mainly in northeast, northcentral and central states.[4][5][6] Corruption in the security services and human rights abuses committed by them have hampered efforts to counter the unrest.[7][8] 650,000 people fled the conflict zone by August 2014, an increase of 200,000 since May.[9] Since Boko Haram’s resurgence in 2010, the Nigerian government has struggled to respond to the growing threat posed by the group. (US CRS, 2014
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