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Nigerian Islamist armed group
Lakurawa, also known as simply Lakur, is an armed group operating in Mali, Niger, and Nigeria. Their activities are concentrated in five local government areas (LGAs) of Sokoto State, namely: Tangaza, Gudu, Illela, Binji, and Silame. Initially founded as a self-defence group to fight criminals in the Nigerian bandit conflict, the group became increasingly radical, oppressive, and opposed to regular state agencies. Lakurawa was described as a terrorist group in 2024.
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Administrative branch of militant group
The Islamic State – West Africa Province (ISWAP), officially Wilāyat Ġarb Ifrīqīyā, meaning 'Province of West Africa', is a militant group and administrative division of the Islamic State (IS), a Salafi jihadist militant group and unrecognised quasi-state. ISWAP is primarily active in the Chad Basin, and fights an extensive insurgency against the states of Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. It is an offshoot of Boko Haram with which it has a violent rivalry.
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