Abubakar Shekau

Boko Haram
Islamic State West African Province
ISWAP
Abubakar Shekau
Abu Musab al-Barnawi
Nigeria

June 25, 2021

Boko Haram Confirms Death Of Terror Leader Abubakar Shekau

The Nigerian Islamist terror group Boko Haram has confirmed the death of its longtime leader, Abubakar Shekau. The announcement followed reports from the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP), a rival to Boko Haram, that Shekau had committed...

Boko Haram
Abu Musab al-Barnawi
Abubakar Shekau

August 10, 2016

CEP Releases Boko Haram Resources as Two Vie for Leadership of Terror Group

(New York, NY) -- The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is releasing updated resources on Nigerian terror group Boko Haram as two men compete for control of the terror group, which has killed more than 20,000 people since 2009.

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