Boko Haram is now a mini-Islamic State, with its own territory

[Eugene]

Source: The Telegraph

Boko Haram is now a mini-Islamic State, with its own territory

By David Blair 6:55PM GMT 10 Jan 2015

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Today, Boko Haram controls about 20,000 square miles of territory - an area the size of Belgium.

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Boko Haram’s fighters have now achieved mastery over 11 local government areas with a total population exceeding 1.7 million people, according to the official 2006 census.

Once, the movement’s fighters would launch hit-and-run attacks on defenceless villages. Now, Boko Haram’s realm stretches from the Mandara Mountains on the eastern border with Cameroon to Lake Chad in the north and the Yedseram river in the west.

The Nigerian army, crippled by corruption and incompetence, has shown itself unable to resist the jihadist advance.

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Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/11337722/Boko-Haram-is-now-a-mini-Islamic-State-with-its-own-territory.html

[bemildred]

1. ISIS is metastasizing.

It's like an infectious agent.
Are we ready for the First North African War?