Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) Ben Mankiewicz (https://twitter.com/benmank77) hosts of The Young Turks and guest Kaj Larsen (https://twitter.com/kajlarsen) of Vice News discuss the war against terrorist group Boko Haram.
“The terrorist group officially called Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad, translated in English as Group of the People of Sunnah for Preaching and Jihad, or Boko Haram has been killing, kidnapping, and torturing over five thousand civilians since 2009. They originally had ties to al-Qaeda and voiced support of ISIS. They operate in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon. Recently the Nigerian government is ramping up attacks against the terrorist group lead be Abubaker Sheau, sending soldiers out to capture and battle the war hardened group.”
Kaj Larsen is the Los Angeles Bureau Chief of VICE News
The documentary is titled “War Against Boko Haram”
The documentary is airing on VICE News in three parts.
For Twitter: @kajlarsen, @vicenews
General Documentary Outline: Hosted by Kaj Larsen. VICE News traveled to Nigeria to embed with the country’s army as it ramped up its fight against Boko Haram, whose rise has caused a state of emergency. As the only journalists on the front line in northern Nigeria, we witnessed the beginning of the largest military against the insurgency to date.
Part 1 specific: In part one of a three-part series, VICE News correspondent Kaj Larsen visits the site of a recent Boko Haram attack, interviews refugees and victims of the militant group, and heads to the front lines of the ongoing conflict.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyR0AH-Md7U
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Read more here: https://news.vice.com/video/the-war-against-boko-haram-part-1
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Boko Haram militants have reportedly received funds from Islamist groups Al-Qaeda Somali group Al Shabaab and, along with unidentified local and
international benefactors. The group also has a money-making
“market of selling human beings”, according to its leader.
Boko Haram receives millions of dollars in ransom money
and loots cash from government officials, extorts
businessmen and banks. Similarly, it has raided much
of its military arsenal – including armoured personnel carriers
and rocket-propelled grenades – from military bases and police stations.
Additionally, it has ties with arms smugglers “in the lawless parts of the vast Sahel region,” according to the BBC.