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100 _aRao, S. Subba
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245 _aBoko Haram: The Nigerian Taliban
260 _aWorld Affairs: The Journal of International Issues
300 _a26(4), Winter, Oct-Dec, 2022: p.80-91
520 _aRetraces the history of the terrorist Boko Haram rebellion in Northern Nigeria and depicts the destruction and killings it has carried out in its struggle to carve out an Islamic State in that region which extends to neighbouring countries. The author points out the inadequacy of the Nigerian government’s attempts to tackle this insurrection and shows that the brutal tactics of the army and police and the corruption of the political system have helped Boko Haram and its offshoots endure and expand. – Reproduced
650 _aBoko Haram, Nigeria, Islamic State,
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773 _aWorld Affairs: The Journal of International Issues
906 _aTERRORISM
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