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Boko Haram : the emerging Nigerian terrorist threat / Samuel T. Whitlock, editor.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Whitlock, Samuel T.
Series:
African political, economic, and security issues series.
African political, economic, and security issues
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Boko Haram.
Terrorism--Nigeria.
Terrorism.
Nigeria--Politics and government--2007-.
Nigeria.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (141 p.)
Place of Publication:
New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Two years on from the bloody and destructive suicide attack on a United Nations (U.N.) facility in Abuja, Nigeria, the Nigerian terrorist organization Boko Haram continues to pose a threat to both the United States and our allies. Since that attack, Boko Haram has received increased international attention, has carried out near-daily attacks throughout much of Nigeria, and has taken part in operations in other parts of West Africa. They remain a lethal and growing threat to the people of Nigeria, the international community, Americans in the region, and potentially the United States Homeland. This book discusses Boko Haram's growing and emerging threat to the U.S. Homeland and provides statements from a hearing on "Boko Haram: emerging threat to the U.S. homeland. (Imprint: Nova)
Contents:
Boko Haram : growing threat to the U.S. homeland
Boko Haram : emerging threat to the U.S. homeland
Statement of Dr. J. Peter Pham, Director, Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, Atlantic Council. Hearing on ''Boko Haram : emerging threat to the U.S. homeland''
Statement of Lauren Ploch, Specialist in African Affairs, Congressional Research Service. Hearing on ''Boko Haram : emerging threat to the U.S. homeland''
Statement of Ricardo René Larémont, Professor of Political Science and Sociology, SUNY Binghamton. Hearing on ''Boko Haram : emerging threat to the U.S. homeland''
Statement of Jennifer G. Cooke, Director, Africa Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies. Hearing on ''Boko Haram : emerging threat to the U.S. homeland."
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 8, 2014).
ISBN:
1-63117-115-1

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