Overview

• Boko Haram factions, ISWAP and JAS, have launched a series of coordinated attacks in northeast Nigeria, targeting military outposts and civilian communities.
• ISWAP has overrun at least 15 military outposts this year, killing soldiers and seizing weapons, while JAS focuses on civilian abductions and attacks.
• The Nigerian military struggles to respond due to understaffed and remote bases, leaving them vulnerable to insurgent advances.
• ISWAP's success is attributed to its decentralized structure, territorial expansion, and external support from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
• The conflict has displaced over 2 million people and caused 35,000 civilian deaths, with fears of a return to peak Boko Haram-era violence.