Boko Haram is now a mini-Islamic State, with its own territory
Source: The Telegraph
Boko Haram is now a mini-Islamic State, with its own territory
By David Blair 6:55PM GMT 10 Jan 2015
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Today, Boko Haram controls about 20,000 square miles of territory - an area the size of Belgium.
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Boko Harams fighters have now achieved mastery over 11 local government areas with a total population exceeding 1.7 million people, according to the official 2006 census.
Once, the movements fighters would launch hit-and-run attacks on defenceless villages. Now, Boko Harams realm stretches from the Mandara Mountains on the eastern border with Cameroon to Lake Chad in the north and the Yedseram river in the west.
The Nigerian army, crippled by corruption and incompetence, has shown itself unable to resist the jihadist advance.
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