Meaning | A resurgent Islamic fundamentalist organization based in Nigeria that is thought to be planning terrorist attacks. |
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Synonym | Followers of the Prophet |
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Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
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Instance of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
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Region | Nigeria, Federal Republic of Nigeria | A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea |
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