Statements: ISIS-West Africa

Canonical ID: NK-neJXvnMo4fLpprHmRxT8XF · Entity type: Organization (reference)

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Property		Value	Lang	Source dataset		Source ID	First seen
`Organization:notes`		Associated with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq). Formed in March 2015 by Abubakar Shekau. Splinter group of Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad (Boko Haram). Committed terrorist attacks in Nigeria. Date of designation referred to in Article 7e(e): 23.02.2020.		eu_fsf		`eu-fsf-eu-5441-34`	2023-04-20