TY  - SER
AU  - Cummings, Ryan
TI  - A Jihadi Takeover Bid in Nigeria? The Evolving Relationship between Boko Haram and al-Qa`ida
PY  - 2017///
PB  - CTCSentinel
KW  - Boko Haram
KW  - Al Qaeda
KW  - Sectas
KW  - Nigeria
N2  - Ever since Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in March 2015, the group has been seen as firmly in the Islamic State fold. But as both the Islamic State and Boko Haram weaken, al-Qa`ida, which has a history of cooperation with jihadis in Nigeria, including factions within Boko Haram, may be making a takeover bid.
UR  - https://ctc.usma.edu/a-jihadi-takeover-bid-in-nigeria-the-evolving-relationship-between-boko-haram-and-al-qaida/
ER  -