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Boko Haram and Iswap: How some residents dey live in fear under dia control for Borno State • Apr. 17, 2025, 6:36 AM ET (BBC)

Reopened Nigeria-Cameroon borders give fresh impetus to Boko Haram’s economy of violence • Apr. 15, 2025, 3:48 AM ET (Daily Maverick)

Babagana Zulum: Borno state governor warns of Boko Haram comeback in Nigeria • Apr. 9, 2025, 11:46 PM ET (BBC)

Nigeria's Boko Haram making gains again in Borno state, governor says • Apr. 9, 2025, 5:36 AM ET (Straits Times)

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Also Known As	ISWA • ISWAP • Jamāʿat Ahl al-Sunna lil-Daʿawah wa al-Jihād • Islamic State’s West African Province • Islamic State in West Africa
Date	2002 - present
Areas Of Involvement	sharia • terrorism

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