Accession Number:

AD1031381

Title:

Boko Haram- Changing The Narrative

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Air Command and Staff College, Air University Maxwell Air Force Base United States

Personal Author(s):

• Chapman,George L.

Report Date:

2016-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

34.0

Abstract:

The alarming rate at which Boko Haram gained popular support belies a deeper historical context that created conditions, along with events in more recent history, in which a spark became the flashpoint of an ensuing wildfire which has spread throughout the northern parts of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin region. The confluence of history, ethnic identity, the interplay of religious and political loyalties, socio-economic hardships, and government corruption have all played a part in the story of Boko Haram.

Descriptors:

• national governments
• foreign relations
• terrorists
• military operations
• counterterrorism
• international relations
• human rights
• criminals
• department of defense
• insurgency

Subject Categories:

• Sociology and Law

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE