ISWAP

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ISWAP is a jihadist militant group operating mainly in the Lake Chad Basin region, serving as the West African affiliate of the Islamic State.

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ISWAP canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf jihadist militant group ⓘ
terrorist organization ⓘ
activePeriod 21st century ⓘ
affiliateOf Islamic State ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Islamic State in West Africa ⓘ
Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiya ⓘ
areaOfOperations Borno State ⓘ
Yobe State ⓘ
conflictType Islamist insurgency ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Nigeria ⓘ
dateFormed 2015 ⓘ
engagedIn armed conflict in Lake Chad region ⓘ
insurgency in northeastern Nigeria ⓘ
fullName Islamic State – West Africa Province ⓘ
goal establish an Islamic state governed by sharia in West Africa ⓘ
hasEnemy Boko Haram (JAS faction) ⓘ
linked to: Boko Haram

Multinational Joint Task Force ⓘ
Nigerian Armed Forces ⓘ
ideology Islamism ⓘ
Salafi jihadism ⓘ
listedAsTerroristOrganizationBy European Union ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
United States ⓘ
operatesIn Cameroon ⓘ
Chad ⓘ
Lake Chad Basin ⓘ
linked to: Lake Chad basin

Niger ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
originatesFrom Boko Haram ⓘ
parentOrganization Islamic State central leadership ⓘ
partOf Islamic State ⓘ
recognizedBy Islamic State core as its West African province ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
shortName ISWAP ⓘ
splitFrom Boko Haram ⓘ
targets civilians ⓘ
government institutions ⓘ
military forces ⓘ
usesLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Hausa ⓘ
Kanuri ⓘ
linked to: Kanuri people
usesTactics guerrilla warfare ⓘ
improvised explosive devices ⓘ
kidnapping ⓘ
suicide bombings ⓘ

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