A guide to islamist terror groups Flashcards
How many fighters does Islamic state have?
10,000-20,000 in Syria and Iraq
How does IS get there funding?
$2 Billion from oil sales and extortion, ransoms and bank robberies netting $430 million
Nusra Front, how many numbers?
5,000
What attacks have Nusra front done?
March 2013 calimed 57 of 69 suicide attacks during the syrian conflict
Dec 2013- Kidnapped 13 nuns and held them for four months
Boko Haram numbers?
In the thousands
How does Boko Haram get support and funding?
People trafficking, bank robbery and theft
Boko haram attacks
April 2014 abducted 230 girls from their school in borno, Nigeria
August 2014: declares caliphate in Nigeria
September 2014: Overruns city of Bama
Who heads Boko Haram?
Abubakr Shekau
What is Boko Harams aim?
to create a pure Islamic state in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Sudan
How many numbers does Al Shabaab have?
7,000-9,000
How is Al shabbab supported?
Funded largely by piracy, smuggling, kidnapping and charcoal sales
What attacks has Al shabbab done?
July 2010 Bombings of ugandan pub and ethiopian restaurant during the world cup, killing 74 people
September 2013- Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi 60 killed
what is the aim Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
to establish a salafist state in sahel. Pledged allegiance to AQ in 2006
What is Al Shabaabs aim?
wants to implement strict Sharia in East africa
AQIM attacks
September 2010 : Attacked Uranium mine in Niger, abducting five french nationals
Jan 2013: In Amenas gas plant attack and siege
