LRA, Boko Haram, al-Shabaab, AQIM, and other sources of instability in Africa: hearing before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, April 25, 2012.
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4/25/12, ranking member howard berman opening statement at hearing, lra, boko haram, al-shabaab, aqim and other sources of instability in africa.
Al shabaab has now surpassed boko haram as africa’s most deadly militant islamist group (in terms of fatalities on all sides associated with each group). Sahelian militant groups formerly associated with al qaeda in the islamic maghreb (aqim) have demonstrated increased organizational capacity by establishing locally based affiliates in mali.
In april 2012, boko haram and aqim supported ansar al-din along with the movement for unity and jihad in west africa (mujao) as they rebelled against the malian government to establish what they call the islamic state of azawad, a region of northern mali. Al shabaab cooperation between al shabaab and boko haram has been widely documented.
Aqlim has been tied to other islamist groups: boko haram, al-shabaab, ansar dine, and the movement for unity and jihad in west africa (mujao). These groups took advantage of secular unrest in mali to seize major parts of northern and central mali during 2012 and 2013, [16] though they were largely pushed from populated areas by french.
Resilience is a characteristic shared not only by isis-aligned groups in africa like boko haram, but also al-qaeda affiliates such as al-qaeda in the islamic maghreb (aqim) and somalia's al-shabaab.
Oct 31, 2013 [1] like the lra, boko haram fighters in borno may now be focused more such as al-qaeda in the islamic maghreb (aqim) and al-shabaab,.
The peace and security council (psc) of the au commission on friday, listed boko haram, al-qa’ida al-shabaab and the lord’s resistance army (lra) as the major terrorist groups in africa.
Boko haram has killed more than 30,000 people as of august 2018, either through terrorist acts or through clashes with security forces, according to the council on foreign relations. Al-shabaab is a somalia-based islamist extremist group that grew out of the former islamic courts union in 2006.
Parallels and relationships are drawn between boko haram and other proscribed terrorist organizations such as al-qa’ida, al-qa’ida in the islamic maghreb (aqim) and the somalian al shabaab. This paper defines boko haram as a terrorist organization, as opposed to religious fanatics or freedom fighters, other common views about this group.
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Dec 8, 2011 the lra has filled its ranks by abducting tens of thousands of al-shabaab remains the principal terrorist threat to peace and security in aqim remains the major terrorist threat in the sahel and northern africa.
Whether it is aqim, al-shabaab, or boko haram, extremist ideology, even those masquerading in religious terms, are antithetical, illegitimate and repulsive to the vast majority of africans.
Groups like al-shabaab, boko haram and al-qaeda in somalia, nigeria and algeria operate within and profit from local conflicts.
Security reports indicated that boko haram had links with other terrorist networks such as al-qaeda in the islamic maghrib (aqim) and al-shabaab in somalia. In february 2013 some boko haram members reportedly began operating in neighbouring cameroon.
Whether it is aqim, al-shabaab, or boko haram, extremist ideology even those masquerading in religious terms are anthical, illegitimate, and repulsive to the vast majority of africans. Extremism is a violent cancer that exploits porous borders, capitalizes on human suffering, and feeds on undemocratic environments.
Despite now being associated with west africa province and loyal to abubakar al-baghdadi, nur was associated with aqim and al-shabaab in 2011 when, with their support, he masterminded the suicide bombing at the un headquarters in abuja, nigeria, which killed 22 people (sahara reporters, august 5; sahara reporters, september 18, 2011).
It also helps explain – beyond business reasons – boko haram’s presence in these areas. This goal to restore the “golden age” is pivotal, because it bridges the sunni/shia divide and allows boko haram to work with unexpected partners.
An alliance built upon necessity: aqim, boko haram, and the lra, boko haram, al -shabaab, aqim, and other sources of instability in africa.
Lra, boko haram, al-shabaab, aqim, and other sources of instability in africa, 2012: nigeria without nigerians boko haram and the crisis in nigeria's nation-building: thurston, alexander. Boko haram the history of an african jihadist movement, 2018: unmasking boko haram, 2020:.
Al shabaab’s rise is directly linked to boko haram’s fall. Under the president buhari-led administration, over the past 18 months, nigeria’s military has recorded gains in the fight against boko haram, recovering swathes of territory, rescuing abductees and pushing the sect out of its strongholds.
In fact, there are indications that boko haram now has links with the al-shabaab terrorist group in somalia and has intervened repeatedly in inter-religious conflicts in mali on the side of the local muslim populations against non-fulani christians (olaide 2013 quoted in aduloju, opanike and adenipekun 2014:105).
Gen carter ham said in particular north african al-qaeda in the islamic maghreb (aqim) was probably sharing explosives and funds with nigeria's boko haram.
But now the emergence of groups like boko haram in nigeria (with its regional reach), and the spread of somalia's al-shabaab attacks into kenya and uganda,.
(2013) porous borders and boko haram's arms (aqim), al- shabaab, boko haram and lord's resistance army (lra).
Jan 30, 2014 “lra, boko haram, al-shabaab, aqim, and other sources of instability in africa.
Al shabaab’s, boko haram’s and aqim’s desire to merge with the daesh and aq is also uncertain. Also, the effectiveness of counterterrorism efforts in north africa is ambiguous. The dependent variables are related to the transnational threat.
Boko haram and al-shabaab, two primary examples, were reported to report that highlighted elephant poaching as a means to sustain the lra's objectives.
Their most important relationship is with aqim, but they also have worked with somalia's al-shabaab and mali's ansar al-dine. Boko haram's attacks have principally been in nigeria, but the sources.
This annex describes the three islamist militant groups analysed in the final report, namely al-shabaab, boko haram and isil. Though each has distinct goals and structures, all three groups have emerged and developed partly as a response to a number of common geopolitical factors.
Subject terms nigeria, boko haram, security forces, root cause, 76 lra, boko haram, al-shabaab, aqim and other sources of instability in africa.
Speaking in washington, gen ham highlighted what he called three of the most dangerous groups - aqim, boko haram and al-shabab. He said these groups were not monolithic, and that not all followed.
It has been confirmed that boko haram maintains ties to al-qaeda in the islamic maghreb (aqim), and there is evidence that boko haram militants have trained with al-shabaab in somalia.
Where al-shabaab can utilize the ivory trade along with the lra (wouldn’t that be a lovely marriage of convenience), who is to say boko-haram couldn’t find in-roads into the multi-billion dollar oil-theft market, cocaine trade, or the full-on theft of motor vessels for movement of arms, persons, or stolen goods, let alone the nigerian piracy enterprise which now even exceeds that of somalia.
The lord’s resistance army’s (lra) logo is included because its leader joseph kony has been designated under eo 13224 and the lra is on the department of state’s terrorist exclusion list. These emblems may be found on documents, jewelry, posters, or other materials, and displaying them may indicate membership and/or financial or general.
Boko haram have participated in training with, and has links to, extremist groups such as aqim and al shabaab in somalia (us house of representatives committee on homeland security subcommittee on counterterroism and intelligence, 2011). There is a potential, based on intelligence produced by algerian intelligence,.
According to us army general carter ham, al-shabaab, al-qaeda in islamic maghreb (aqim), and the nigeria-based boko haram (bh) were as of june 2012 attempting to synchronize and coordinate their activities in terms of sharing funds, training, and explosives.
May 15, 2019 boko haram and al-shabaab were responsible for nearly 50 percent of the lra began in uganda in 1986 when joseph kony began a aqim is a salafist terrorist group that operates in africa's sahel and sahara region.
The rise of boko haram in nigeria is the clearest example of this. In july 2009, the group's founder and then leader, mohammed yusuf, along with dozens of his followers, were killed in a crackdown.
Terrorist organizations in north africa—namely al-shabaab, al-qa’ida in the islamic maghreb (aqim), and boko haram—continue to kidnap westerners for political leverage and fundraising, potentially impacting business operations for new jersey-based companies with locations in the region.
Revolution of 1979, aum shinrinkyo and the lord's resistance army (lra). Was known as the link man between boko haram, al shabaab and aqim (zenn.
In both they met algerian brigades of aqim fighters for training and weapons. Headquarters bombing in august 2011 was the only boko haram attack targeting a western institution. The suspected mastermind, maman nur, had trained with aqim and al shabaab, security officials said.
Sep 28, 2015 the second main threat comes from somalia and al-shabaab. The third main threat comes from northwest africa and al-qaeda in the maghreb (aqim). Niger and mali, but also to help combat the threat posed by boko hara.
Boko haram also has a deeper history of involvement in saudi arabia: muhammad yusuf found refuge in saudi arabia to escape a nigerian security forces crackdown in 2004; boko haram has reportedly received funding with the help of aqim from organizations in the united kingdom and saudi arabia; and boko haram’s spokesman claimed that boko haram.
By labeling them “war- boko haram, aqim, and al-shabaab in somalia and kenya.
Boko haram—which means western learning is forbidden—is a nigerian islamist militant group made up of dispersed cells and factions in the northeast of the (aqim), somalia's al shabaab,.
Boko haram, islamic sectarian movement founded in 2002 in northeastern nigeria. Since 2009 the group has carried out large-scale acts of violence. In 2015 the group began calling itself islamic state in west africa; later, after a split, one faction kept that name while the other reverted back to the original name.
House hearing, 112th congress - lra, boko haram, al-shabaab, aqim and other sources of instability in africa author scribd government docs house hearing, 111th congress - somalia: prospects for lasting peace and a unified response to extremism and terrorism.
Another militant group of africa, boko haram is responsible for a series of bombings, assassinations, and abductions in nigeria. It is fighting against the government to create an islamic state. The militant group thinks that nigerian state is being run by non-believers of islam.
Boko haram (former nigerian president olusegun obasanjo's negotiation efforts the lra began its reign of terror in the late 1980s in uganda, before crossing over in east africa, another islamic militant group, al-shabaab, feed.
In nigeria, long-standing grievances in the north led to the re-emergence of boko haram – and in somalia, al-shabaab, while weakened, continues to frustrate efforts to establish a legitimate government and to threaten countries in east africa.
This document discusses current security threats in the sahel and surrounding regions, with the rise of groups such as al qaeda in the islamic maghreb (aqim), boko haram and al shabaab.
By 2006, boko haram members were training in the sahel alongside al-qaeda in the islamic maghreb (aqim), whose emir abdulmalek droukdel admits assisting boko haram in a variety of other ways.
Groups in other parts of africa, such as boko haram and al-shabaab,2 creating concerns that a pan-african extremist organization may crystallize. An important question is whether aqim is more than clone of the broader al-qaeda movement.
Feb 23, 2020 the african landscape such as al-qaeda in islamic maghreb (aqim), al- shabaab, boko haram and lord's resistance army (lra) have often.
May 31, 2017 the somali terrorist group has become deadly in its operations, relentlessly attacking both civilian and military outposts.
According to general carter ham, al-shabaab militants (above) and their counterparts in boko haram and al-qaida in the islamic maghreb are increasingly co-ordinating their activities.
What is perhaps most disturbing, is boko haram’s reported links with al-qaeda in the islamic maghreb (aqim) and the somalia-based al-shabaab, making it a potential force multiplier for a degraded,.
Violent extremist organizations such as boko haram and al-shabaab, for example, promote sharia law and jihad in contexts dominated by a particular faith, which.
(2012) lra, boko haram, al-shabaab, aqim, and other sources of instability in africa hearing before the committee on foreign affairs, house of representatives, one hundred twelfth congress, second session, april 25, 2012.
– jama'atu ahlis sunna lidda'awati wal-jihad (boko haram); – jama’atu ansarul muslimina fi biladis sudan (ansaru) – ansar al-shariaa (northern mali, libya and tunisia) – harakat al-shabaab al-mujahideen, – lord’s resistance army (lra), – allied democratic force (adf), – al qaeda in east africa, m23, and various militias.
Under the leadership of abubakar muhammad shekau, boko haram began to receive training and financial support from not only aqim but also al-shabaab. After the attacks on the police and headquarters, the state of nigeria retaliated and in a running battle they captured the founder and leader of boko haram muhammad yusuf and wound up executing.
The african union (au) has labelled aqim, boko haram and al-shabaab as terrorist organisations. A report by the former au chairperson on november 2010 stated that different regions’ vulnerability to terrorist attacks varied and that at present north africa, west africa and the horn of africa received the most attention.
Nov 2, 2015 of threats especially in your aor, lra, boko haram, isis.
Boko haram’s insurgency, but it also identifies gaps in the literature. One of the most important findings of the thesis is that religion can be a dominate cause of conflict. I argue that one of the main causes of boko haram’s insurgency is the political competition over various issues between nigerian islamic organizations.
Al shabaab’s rise is directly linked to boko haram’s fall. Under the president buhari-led administration, over the past 18 months, nigeria’s military has recorded gains in the fight against.
According to intelligence officials, members of boko haram have met algerian brigades of aqim fighters for training and weapons. The alleged mastermind of the august 2011 un bombing is reported to have trained with aqim and a number of operatives in the region have reported ties to both boko haram and aqim.
Shekau may have wanted a strong connection between his group and aqim, but neither aqim nor any other al-qaeda organization recognized boko haram as a direct offshoot of al-qaeda. An ideological divergence was at play, as boko haram’s rampant and indiscriminate violence towards muslims went too far, even for al-qaeda.
Dec 5, 2016 these networks are al-shabaab, boko haram, the lord's resistance army, and al qaeda. Al qaeda in the islamic maghreb's (aqim) presence in east africa.
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