| ID | 164148 |
| Title Proper | Boko Haram’s increasingly sophisticated military threat |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Omeni, Akali |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper evaluates Boko Haram’s military capabilities and details the process of how its standing army, driven by these capabilities, came to pose a phased threat between 2013 and 2015 in particular. This was a period when military fighting dominated the insurgency in north-east Nigeria. Whereas there is an abundance of literature on Boko Haram’s histories and the impact of its insurgency on north-east Nigeria, analysis of Boko Haram’s military campaigning is still deficient. Attempting to fill this gap, this paper uses field findings and battlefield case studies from north-east Nigeria to highlight how Boko Haram’s overt front – its standing army – came to supplant its guerrilla operations as the main security threat to the frontier area. |
| `In' analytical Note | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 29, No.5-6; Oct-Dec 2018: p.886-915 |
| Journal Source | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol: 29 No 5-6 |
| Key Words | Guerrilla Warfare ; Infantry ; Armour ; Boko Haram ; Nigerian Military ; Counter-Insurgency ; Insurgenc ; Military Fighting |