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ISWAP triumphant?
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1The jihadi insurgency that has been rocking the northeast of Nigeria since beneath the exonym “Boko Haram” is a hotly debated and popular topic for academics and security analysts.1 The formation of the movement beneath Muhammad Yusuf in the early s, Yusuf’s brutally suppressed uprising and execution in , the re-emergence of the movement as insurgency beneath the designation Jamā’at Ahl al-Sunna li-Da’wa wa-l-Jihād (“People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet’s Teachings and Jihad,” JASDJ) beneath t
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Boko Haram’s Leader Is Dead: What Are the Humanitarian and Security Implications?
On May 19, , Abubakar Shekau, the longtime leader of Boko Haram (also known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād or JAS) was killed during a clash with the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). During the attack, Shekau reportedly detonated his suicide vest, killing himself instantly.
While Shekau’s death is a significant setback for Boko Haram, it also has ramifications for the humanitarian crisis in northeast Nigeria. In the past year, humanitarian access has deteriorated, and aid workers have increasingly found themselves the direct targets of armed groups. Given JAS’s hostility toward aid workers, unless ISWAP’s strategy shifts, these conditions are unlikely to change in the aftermath of Shekau’s death.
Q1: What is the overall humanitarian environment in northeast Nigeria, and what changes have occurred in the past year?
A1: More than a decade old, the humanitarian cris
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Abubakar Shekau
Nigerian militant and former leader of Boko Haram
Abubakar Mohammed Shekau (23 March – 19 May ) was a Nigerian militant who was the leader of Boko Haram, an Islamist extremist organization based in northeastern Nigeria, from to [1][2] He served as deputy leader to the group's founder, Mohammed Yusuf, until Yusuf's execution in
Nigerian authorities believed that Shekau was killed in during clashes between security forces and Boko Haram until July , when Shekau appeared in a video claiming leadership of the group.[2] He had subsequently been regularly reported dead and was thought to use doubles.[3][4][5]
Shekau has been criticized by human rights advocates for terrorism, bombings, forced conversions and kidnapping.
In March Shekau pledged allegiance to ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. However, in , ISIS Central tried to replace Shekau with Abu Musab al-Barnawi as leader of the group, causing a spl