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Event war Africa

Boko Haram Insurgency

2009 CE – 2026 CE

A jihadist insurgency in northeastern Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin led by Boko Haram and its rival faction ISWAP.

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Insurgency in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Conflict · Africa

Boko Haram Insurgency

2009 CE – 2026 CE

A jihadist insurgency in northeastern Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin led by Boko Haram and its rival faction ISWAP. In 2025-2026, ISWAP launched coordinated multi-axis attacks on Nigerian military bases, demonstrating rebuilt command-and-control capability.

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