ISWAP's unprecedented expansion in Nigeria

Islamic State in West Africa Province’s Unprecedented Expansion in Nigeria

Jacob Zenn

When compared to the Syria and Iraq provinces, Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) is the Islamic State’s (IS) most prolific wilayah in terms of attacks, but it is also undergoing an operational expansion unseen in a decade. In 2012, ISWAP’s predecessor, Jamaat…