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Mohammed Yusuf founded a Muslim Youth Organization, Shabaab, in Maiduguri in hopes of creating a Sharia government; a strict Islamic government solely based on the principles set forth in the Quran and teh examples set by an Isalmic prophet.
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Memebers begin to have posession of arms and stirs the attention of the Human Rights Watch
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70 Boko Haram members armed with grenades and guns strike a police station in Bauchi after some of the Boko Haram's leaders were captured. This resulted in dozens of injuries and over 50 casualties and the Nigerian Security Forces raiding the neighborhoods where the Boko Haram resided.
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The Boko Haram and Nigerian Security Forces clash in a conflict involving attacks, house to house warfare, open fire in streets and other public places and results in over 1,000 casualties of Boko Haram militants, Nigerian Security militants, and civilians.
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Nigerian Security Forces raid a mosque used by Boko Haram members and surrounded leader Mohammed Yusuf's city home after discovering barricaded memebers inside.
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After regaining control in Maiduguri, Nigerian Security Forces shot and killed Mohammed Yusuf, leader of the Boko Haram, after an attempted escape from police custody.
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Former deputy leader to Yusuf, Abubakar Shekau, takes leadership of Boko Haram in secrecy. Nigerian forces thought to have killed in 2009 Uprising, but was proved wronog after yotube video released by Shekau claiming leadership
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4 bombs rip their way through Northern Nigeria on ly a day before the inaugeration of President Goodluck Johnathan. Bombings took place on a military patrol in Maidurguri, a beer parlor in Zaria and Zuba, and a public market in Bauchi. These bombings were believed to target Jonathan- supporting areas. In result, 15 people were reported dead and at least 31 wounded.
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A suicide bomber drove into the headquarters of the Nigerian Police Force, killing one officer and and wounding six others. the Boko Haram's spokesperson, Abu Zaid, claimed this when questioned on the attack: "We would speak on the details of the Mujahid [bomber] at the appropriate time but the fact is that he is a martyr who sacrificed his life for the sake of Allah,"
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Thought to be targeting police, members of Boko Haram throw explosices off the back of motorbikes and detonate a local pub. The blast was said to cause 25 casualties and injure several more in Maiduguri.
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The All Christian Fellowship Church located in Suleijia, whichis claimed ro be the operational center of the Boko Haram, is bombed resulting in 3 casualties. The bombing was in attempt to wipe out all those who didn't agree with the Islamic principles of the Boko Haram.
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A suicide bomber for the Boko Haram drove a car bomb into the Abuja United Nations building. 21 people killed and 73 people injured in addition to collapse and major damage to the ground floor of the building. This attack was declared not only an attack on Nigeria, but "...An attack on the world." Viola Onwuliri, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
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Tagerting mosques, police stations, banks, and other churches, the Boko Haram use gunfire, car bombs, and suicide bombers to spread mass chaos. Masked members set to the streets setting fire and creating street shoot-outs and fights with armed force while bombs hit six churches, two banks, and several government buildings including the headquarters of Yobe state police. 3 bombs also targeted military headquarters in Maiduguri, Potiskum, and Kaduna.
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Several Nigerian churches were targeted in four different cities. In Madalla, an attack on St. Theresea Catholic church left 37 dead and 57 wounded; in Jos, police guarding the church were gunned down and an explosion went off at the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Church; in Damaturu and Gadak two more bombs targetting churches around the local area and a suicide car bomber into the headquarters of State Security Service.
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A series of attacks mainly involving Boko Haram members armed with automatic weapns were carried out on police stations, Christian churches and buisnesses, immigration offices and the State Security Service's office in Yola, Mubi, Gombie, and Maiduguri leaving at least 37 dead.
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Members of the Boko Haram dressed as police free inimates in Kano and causes widespread homocide while bombing buildings, including the office of State Security Office and two immigration offices, and engaged in open fire on pedestrians and street fights with local authorities.
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A suicide bomber dressed as a member of the military stations himself outside an army barrack. Despite the chaos and confusion, no causualties were reported.
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Two hostages, Italian engineer Franco Lamolinara and British citizen Briton Christopher McManus captured by the Boko Haram are killed despite British hostage rescue attempts.
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15 Christians and several others injured in suicide bombings on a church in Bauchi state. This was also to reiterate the message sent by the Boko Haram for media to "desist from underreporting its activities or face devastating attacks.".
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130 bodies of innocent villagers of Plateau state are discovered along with the mass destruction of villages that these people resided in. Boko Haram were said to raid, burn, and slaughter villagers with firearms.
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3 suicide bombs target and strike three Christian churches in Kaduna killing at least 50 and injuring 131 others. These bombings lead to a riots breaking out and angerly attacking Muslims.
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46 students of three institutions, the Federal Polytechnicare, the School of Health Technology and the Adamawa State University, are shot and killed in a nighttime open-fire on a crowd of students.
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At least 20 casualties are a result of an attack on a Nigerian mlitary base. A video is released by the Boko Haram claiming they would not ease in attacks and war on Nigeria until they accomplish an Islamic State,
