Territory of Boko Haram

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Daular Musulunci (English: Islamic State; Arabic: دَوْلَة الْإِسْلَام, romanised: Dawlat al-Islam) is a self-proclaimed Islamic state in northeastern Nigeria that has been under the de facto control or influence of Boko Haram. The territory was established in 2012 after the creation of its main base in the Sambisa Forest. At its territorial peak in 2014–2015, it encompassed 50,000 square kilometres (20,000 sq mi) of Borno State, where Boko Haram administered a population of 1.7 million people through a network of commanders, judges, checkpoints, and Sharia law. Following Boko Haram's pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State in 2015, the territory was briefly incorporated into the Islamic State's West Africa Province (Wilāyat Garb Ifrīqīyā). However, a leadership dispute in 2016 led to a split between Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), which subsequently emerged as rival jihadist factions.

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