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Islamic State
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group

Ansaru
The Vanguard for the Protection of Muslims in Black Africa ( '), better known as Ansaru and less commonly called al-Qaeda in the Lands Beyond the Sahel''', is an Islamic fundamentalist Jihadist militant organisation originally based in the northeast of Nigeria. Originally a faction of Boko Haram, the group announced in 2012 that it had pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda and was independent. Despite this, Ansaru and other Boko Haram factions continued to work closely together until the former increasingly declined and stopped its insurgent activities in 2013. The group was revived in 2020, and has
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta
militant group in Nigeria
Islamic State – West Africa Province
branch of the Islamic State
Civilian Joint Task Force
Nigerian militants that oppose Boko Haram

Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force
Niger Delta Avengers
Nigerian militant group
Bakassi Boys
vigilante group