Research Paper On Boko Haram

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Boko Haram

On January 20th, Boko Haram walked into a Nigerian Village, raiding, and eventually burning it to the ground. The attack was recorded to have taken 65 lives, but the people of Dalori Nigeria, reported as many as 100 casualties, and abducted many more.
Boko Haram is a radical Islamic group. Boko Haram is a terrorist origination operating primarily in Nigeria. Founded in 2002 by Muhammad Yusuf, the organizations reasoning for the attacks are the historical imbalance between the north and south, Politics, the weak ness of the Nigerian military, Religion, and the poor response of the government. (Hart, Beth. "Why Boko Haram Violence Persists." Naij.com - Nigeria News. N.p., 16 Oct. 2015. Web. 04 Feb. 2017.

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