XI. ‘Boko Haram’ Transitions to The Islamic State in West Africa with Jacob Zenn - a podcast by Aaron Y. Zelin

In this episode Aaron talks to Jacob Zenn about the group commonly referred to as Boko Haram. They covered a variety of topics including:

• Background on Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiyya
• Misuse of the term Boko Haram to describe what is now called Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiyya, but previously was Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah li-l-Da’wah wa-l-Jihad
• Process that led Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah li-l-Da’wah wa-l-Jihad to pledge bay’a to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and become Wilayat Gharb Ifriyya of The Islamic State?
• Current status of Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiyya in Nigeria over the past few months
• Key questions and observations Jacob is currently looking at to see how situation might develop in the future

This episode also features a discussion of primary source material released between July 18th to August 1st, and a #SocialMedia segment covering posts from July 28th to August 3rd.

Links:

• Mindful of the Islamic State, Boko Haram Broadens Reach into Lake Chad Region – The Jamestown Foundation
• A Biography of Boko Haram and the Bay`a to al-Baghdadi – CTC Sentinel
• Women, Gender and the evolving tactics of Boko Haram – Journal of Terrorism Research
• Nigerian al-Qaedaism – excerpt from Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, Vol. 16 (PDF)
• Bokostan (@BokoWatch) | Twitter
• The Clairvoyant: Boko Haram’s Media and The Islamic State Connection? by Aaron Y. Zelin – Jihadology

The podcast is produced by Karl Morand. If you have feedback you can email podcast@jihadology.net, or find us on Twitter: @JihadPod.

 

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