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Today’s R&D covers Boko Haram, an Islamic militant group in Nigeria. The group, whose name translates roughly as “Western education is forbidden” – it literally translates as “Fake education is forbidden” – is seeking to establish an Islamic state. Their power base is in northeastern Nigeria. Boko Haram has been fighting the Nigerian government since 2009 and its activities have led to the deaths of more than 5,000 people. Last November, the U.S. State Department listed Boko Haram as a terrorist organization.
Boko Haram isn’t just a marginal threat to Nigeria’s interests, explains Jim Sanders. Read why: http://t.co/5HbTbRXxt5
— CFR (@CFR_org) August 12, 2014
Hundreds of thousands of Nigerians fleeing Islamist militants Boko Haram, are searching for sanctuary http://t.co/plypQvb3dM via @WSJ
— Lisa Daftari (@LisaDaftari) August 13, 2014
As #BringBackOurGirls campaign fades, we say Nigerian kidnapping is a fight we cannot forget. Our view: http://t.co/tYLdnR4JK7
— USA TODAY Opinion (@USATOpinion) August 6, 2014
Girl bombers – The new #BokoHaram suicide squads striking northern #Nigeria http://t.co/nHeQuOK70n http://t.co/kZ6DDPcYXF
— BBC Africa (@BBCAfrica) August 6, 2014
China, Russia wait to support Nigerian military if U.S. falls back over Boko Haram concerns: http://t.co/L7Bo7QohNw pic.twitter.com/lyqUMRZbgt
— Paul D. Shinkman (@PDShinkman) August 6, 2014
Boko Haram’s war has “closed the borders with Cameroon, Niger and Chad, squeezing the crucial livestock trade.” http://t.co/1uMbbHImPJ.
— Daniel Solomon (@Dan_E_Solo) August 13, 2014
Our story on how and why Boko Haram is massacring people and the towns they live in throughout northeastern Nigeria: http://t.co/HGASrbTo2X
— drew hinshaw (@drewfhinshaw) August 6, 2014
#Dontsendourboys? AFP: Military wives protest Boko Haram deployment, http://t.co/BCl1E5H3yx #Nigeria
— Peter Tinti (@petertinti) August 13, 2014
Attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria’s crisis-hit northeast have forced nearly 650,000 people from their homes http://t.co/5ar06EB1iq #MyJihad
— Mr Normal ن (@PaulWilko657) August 6, 2014
[STORY MAP] 2013 was the bloodiest year yet for Boko Haram’s growing insurgency. @ReidStan reports: http://t.co/zCUQqqpEMh
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 6, 2014
Women & children make up most of the 1000 new Nigerian refugees to Chad – others likely follow soon – http://t.co/rbaA5Cc3iO #BokoHaram
— UNHCR United Kingdom (@UNHCRUK) August 6, 2014