Often people object to my identifying the killers in instances such as these as “Muslims.” However, they call themselves the Islamic State West Africa Province, and were formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, or the Party of the People of the Sunnah for Proselytizing and Jihad. They do what they do because of […]
Nigeria: Islamic State jihadis place checkpoints on highways, dare the Buhari government to act
The jihadis know they have nothing whatsoever to fear from the Buhari government. “Boko Haram Terrorists Dare Buhari Government, Mount ‘Security’ Checkpoints On Borno Highways,” Sahara Reporters, December 16, 2021 (thanks to Henry): Militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah […]