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Following the kidnapping of the #ChibokGirls in 2014, Boko Haram has expanded into neighboring countries #Cameroon, #Chad, and #Niger, and has also demonstrated its capacity to seize and hold towns and villages, particularly during the height of its insurgency between 2014 and 2015. Despite setbacks following counterterrorism efforts by the Nigerian government and its partners since 2015, the movement continues to control territories in the Lake Chad Basin islands. Additionally, Boko Haram has expanded its operations toward northwest Nigeria, likely in response to ongoing military operations by the Lake Chad Basin Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in northeast Nigeria and other countries. Boko Haram and its offshoot — the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) — have continued to rely on hit-and-run tactics that exploit the challenging terrain of northern Nigeria and the surrounding Lake Chad islands to evade military forces, allowing them to maintain a formidable advantage despite concerted counterterrorism efforts. Learn more about Boko Haram and the results of #Nigeria’s regional counterinsurgency response in our report: https://lnkd.in/ef946t52

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Boko Haram's ability to infiltrate society and positions of power in the various regions where it operates is and remains one of its greatest operational strengths. Fighting corruption in those territories and giving a different vision of opportunities would remove manpower from the ranks. Fight their supply sources. Eliminate the possibility of hiding between the local population, using a good intelligence service, then use a "Rapid Reaction Force"

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