The role of women in West Africa's violent extremist groups

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dc.contributor.authorAbatan, Jeannine Ella
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-19T15:35:22Z
dc.date.available2019-06-19T15:35:22Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-12
dc.description.abstractIn the Lake Chad region (Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger and Chad), Boko Haram continues to make headlines for enlisting women often forcibly into its ranks and suicide bombing operations. Between 2011 and 2017 the group carried out over 434 suicide attacks, of which 244 were undertaken by women. After 2009, Boko Haram began abducting women and girls. More than 2,000 women and girls were allegedly abducted between 2014 and 2015. The bulletin reviews several extremist groups and their use of women and girls.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/57615
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.isofr
dc.publisherInstitute for Security Studies (ISS)en
dc.subjectEXTREMISMen
dc.subjectWOMENen
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENen
dc.subjectGIRLSen
dc.subjectYOUTH ENGAGEMENTen
dc.subjectRECRUITMENTen
dc.subjectTERRORISMen
dc.subjectSUICIDEen
dc.subjectMALIen
dc.subjectNIGERen
dc.subjectCAMEROONen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleThe role of women in West Africa's violent extremist groupsen
dc.typeBulletin or Newsletteren
idrc.copyright.holder© 2018, INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES (ISS)
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber108477001
idrc.project.number108477
idrc.project.titleResponses to female youth engagement in violent extremist groups in Mali and Nigeren
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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