Extremism
HumAngle’s Extremism Desk coordinates investigations into, among other issues, online recruitments, homegrown and transnational radicalisation, terrorist and extremist propaganda, and the dark web.
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The Performative US Airstrike That May Have Killed No Terrorists in Nigeria
In the evening, moments before the United States’ aerial operation in northwestern Nigeria, a helicopter hovered above the perimeters of…
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35 Injured, 5 Killed in Mosque Suicide Bombing in Maiduguri
A suicide explosion occurred at Al-Adum Jummat Mosque in Gamboru Market area of Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, on Wednesday, Dec. 24. …
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What JNIM’s Entry into Nigeria Means for Security in the Sahel
On the morning of Oct. 31, a short propaganda message began circulating across jihadist-aligned online channels. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin…
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The Making and Unmaking of Abubakar Shekau
The night air over the Sambisa forest reserve in North East Nigeria throbbed with the growl of engines. Then came…
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Boko Haram is Tracking and Assassinating Defectors in Nigeria’s North East. Here’s How
His past refused to let go. When Kakana renounced allegiance to Boko Haram in 2021, he returned home hoping to…
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In Borno, IDPs Confront New Difficulties after Escaping Boko Haram
Earlier this year, Ya Jalo Mustapha stayed with her two sons, Ali and Bor, in Njimiya, a village in Sambisa…
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The Terror Strategy Behind Fuel Shortages Crippling Mali
On a hot October morning, fuel pumps at a dozen service stations in Bamako, the capital of Mali, sputtered to…
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Broken Promises Push Surrendered Terrorists into Frustration
Abba Ali says he was there when Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau blew himself up to avoid capture by the…
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Blood, Betrayal, and the Fractured Caliphate
Behind the facade of order and cunning that the terror group Boko Haram, and its splinter group ISWAP, flaunt to…
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What Arrests of Ansaru’s Top Leaders Mean for Nigeria’s Security
On Aug. 16, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, announced that security services had captured two terror leaders, including…
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