What makes Islamist movements different?: A study of Liberia’s NPFL and Nigeria’s Boko Haram in West Africa

West Africa witnessed many violent rebel movements in the post-cold war era, some of which led to protracted conflicts in countries like Liberia and Sierra Leone. In the post-9/11 era, Muslim extremist movements have emerged. While the scholarship on the past “conventional” rebel movements mostly un...

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Main Author: Suleiman, Muhammad Dan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2020, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 119-137
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Keywords:
West Africa
Boko Haram
Terrorism
Political Violence
Nigeria

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