Effects of the Boko Haram Insurgency Group in West and Central Africa
Abstract
Demonstrated by the last decade of conflict, the next adversary the U.S. military will contend against will be unconventional. Often, these unconventional threats begin small in size and limited in scope of influence. However, when the host nation government ineffectively controls these threats, international military intervention is usually required. Boko Haram (BH) is one of these insurgent groups that began small and later spread outside the control of their host government. Today, BH has expanded its operational reach outside of Nigeria and inside the neighboring countries of Niger, Chad, and Cameroon. Due to Nigeria's inability to combat it, BH is now affecting the social, economic, and military aspects of governance in these four countries. Consequently, the U.S. military is now required to assist these African countries in combatting BH. Since 2013, the U.S. military conducted five phase zero operations against BH. It is the purpose of this thesis to determine what effects, if any, BH had on the governments of these four case countries. Understanding these effects will provide important insight into why the affected countries were alone incapable of combatting BH and what future U.S. military phase zero operations must occur in order to achieve successful intervention.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 10, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1020337
Entities
People
- Andrew D Nicholson
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College