Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- Boko Haram is appointing an increasing number of Cameroonian fighters to senior positions, Institute for Security Studies (ISS) research shows. These commanders play an active part in the group's resilience by providing it with access to local resources and information on targets for attacks and extortion.

The trend follows a shift in the location of attacks by the extremist group's two factions - Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Jama'tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad (JAS). According to ACLED, in 2025 the highest number of incidents occurred in Cameroon's Far North region, compared with the seven other Lake Chad Basin regions affected: Nigeria's Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states; Lac and Hadjer Lamis pr...