[20220224]IF10173_博科圣地和伊斯兰国西非省 .pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated February 24, 2022Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province Armed Islamist violence continues to roil northeast Nigeria and nearby border regions more than a decade since Boko Haram launched an insurgency against the Nigerian state. In recent years, an Islamic State-affiliated offshoot, the Islamic State West Africa Province (IS-WA, aka ISIS-WA or ISWAP), has established itself as the stronger faction and one of the most active IS affiliates globally. The conflict in the Lake Chad Basin (Fig. 1) has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions, and fueled a vast humanitarian crisis. The United States has provided counterterrorism and other assistance to governments battling Boko Haram and IS-WA, and has been the top country donor of humanitarian assistance in the Lake Chad Basin. Abuses by local security forces in the region have been a source of concern among some Members of Congress and have raised challenges for U.S. security assistance and military sales. Background and the Rise of IS-WA Boko Haram emerged in the early 2000s as a Salafist Sunni Muslim reform movement based in Borno State, northeast Nigeriaan area long afflicted