Can Boko Haram Attack the U.S. Homeland? (Alice Hunt Friend, The National Interest)

A member of Congress asked me recently whether Americans should be concerned about Boko Haram attacking targets inside the United States. Technically the deadliest terrorist organization in the world last year, the Nigerian group is also notable for using more female suicide bombers than any other other militant group. And it recently marked the one-year anniversary of its declaration of allegiance to the Islamic State. Nevertheless, my immediate answer to the congressional member was no, there is no evidence that the group is capable of extending its reach much beyond Nigeria. But in a context where just a few activated individuals can become a deadly threat to public safety, how do we know what a terror group’s “reach” really is?

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