Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	militant
gptkbp:activeIn	gptkb:Nigeria gptkb:West_Africa gptkb:Lake_Chad_Basin
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:Islamic_State_Central_Africa_Province_(ISCAP) gptkb:Islamic_State_Greater_Sahara_(ISGS)
gptkbp:designation	gptkb:Foreign_Terrorist_Organization_(US) terrorist group (UN)
gptkbp:formed	splinter group from Boko Haram
gptkbp:foundedYear	2015
gptkbp:fundedBy	looting kidnapping for ransom taxation of local populations
gptkbp:goal	establish Islamic caliphate in West Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)
gptkbp:ideology	Salafi jihadism
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Arabic Hausa Kanuri
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Abu_Musab_al-Barnawi
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Baga_attack_(2019) gptkb:Damasak_attack_(2021) gptkb:Kukawa_attack_(2020)
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:death_of_Abubakar_Shekau_(2021)
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Multinational_Joint_Task_Force gptkb:Nigerian_government gptkb:Chadian_military gptkb:Cameroonian_military gptkb:Nigerien_military
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Islamic_State_(IS)
gptkbp:recruitedFrom	local populations disaffected youth
gptkbp:responsibility	gptkb:Adamawa_State gptkb:Yobe_State gptkb:Borno_State gptkb:Diffa_Region gptkb:Far_North_Region_(Cameroon) gptkb:Lac_Region_(Chad)
gptkbp:rival	gptkb:Boko_Haram
gptkbp:tactics	kidnappings ambushes suicide bombings raids IEDs
gptkbp:usesPropaganda	gptkb:media videos online magazines
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Abubakar_Shekau
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6