ISWAP

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ISWAP is a jihadist militant group operating mainly in the Lake Chad Basin region, serving as the West African affiliate of the Islamic State.

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ISWAP canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jihadist militant group
terrorist organization
activePeriod 21st century
affiliateOf Islamic State
alsoKnownAs Islamic State in West Africa
Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiya
areaOfOperations Borno State
Yobe State
conflictType Islamist insurgency
countryOfOrigin Nigeria
dateFormed 2015
engagedIn armed conflict in Lake Chad region
insurgency in northeastern Nigeria
fullName Islamic State – West Africa Province
goal establish an Islamic state governed by sharia in West Africa
hasEnemy Boko Haram (JAS faction)
linked to: Boko Haram

Multinational Joint Task Force
Nigerian Armed Forces
ideology Islamism
Salafi jihadism
listedAsTerroristOrganizationBy European Union
Nigeria
United Nations
United States
operatesIn Cameroon
Chad
Lake Chad Basin
linked to: Lake Chad basin

Niger
Nigeria
originatesFrom Boko Haram
parentOrganization Islamic State central leadership
partOf Islamic State
recognizedBy Islamic State core as its West African province
region West Africa
religion Sunni Islam
shortName ISWAP
splitFrom Boko Haram
targets civilians
government institutions
military forces
usesLanguage Arabic
Hausa
Kanuri
linked to: Kanuri people
usesTactics guerrilla warfare
improvised explosive devices
kidnapping
suicide bombings

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