Islamic State West Africa Province

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:militant
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ISWAP
gptkbp:activeIn gptkb:Cameroon
gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Islamic_State
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Islamic_State_Central_Africa_Province
gptkbp:designation gptkb:militant
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Cameroonian_Army
gptkb:Nigerian_Army
gptkb:Boko_Haram
gptkb:Chadian_Army
gptkb:Nigerien_Army
gptkbp:founded 2015
gptkbp:fundedBy looting
ransoms
taxation of locals
gptkbp:goal establish Islamic caliphate
gptkbp:ideology Salafi jihadism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
Hausa
Kanuri
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Abu_Musab_al-Barnawi
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:2018_Rann_attack
gptkb:2019_Monguno_attack
gptkb:2015_Baga_massacre
gptkb:2020_Felo_attack
gptkbp:notableEvent death of Abubakar Shekau in 2021
split from Boko Haram in 2016
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Ba_Idrisa
gptkb:Abu_Musab_al-Barnawi
Abu Abdullah Idris
Mamman Nur
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Multinational_Joint_Task_Force
gptkb:Nigerian_government
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Islamic_State
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Islamic_State
gptkbp:responsibility gptkb:Lake_Chad_Basin
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Boko_Haram
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Boko_Haram
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
gptkb:kidnapping
massacres
ambushes
suicide bombings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Multinational_Joint_Task_Force
gptkb:Boko_Haram_insurgency
gptkb:Daesh
gptkb:ISIL-West_Africa_Province
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Islamic State West Africa Province

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