Fenomen Boko Haram. Afrykański kalifat zagrożeniem dla bezpieczeństwa międzynarodowego
Boko Haram phenomenon. African caliphate as a threat to international security

Summary/Abstract: The international community must constantly confront the threat posed by terrorism in various parts of the world, including many parts of Africa, also in Nigeria, where a jihadist insurgency of Boko Haram turned into a regional conflict. In the past, the group was commonly defined as a religious sect, now it is recognized as a terrorist organization. Despite the differences in the methods of operation, it is compared to the Al-Qaeda, Islamic State, and Taliban. Since March 2015, it is part of the Islamic State province network, in conjunction with the pledge of allegiance to caliph Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. This publication aims to analyze the phenomenon of Boko Haram and its connection to the occurrence of creation of self-appointed Islamic caliphates. It takes into account the religious, ethnic and regional identities to indicate Boko Haram’s impact on international security.

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