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16. ^Ethan Bonner, [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/world/middleeast/24gaza.htm Hamas Shifts From Rockets to Culture War] New York Times, 24 July 2009
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20. ^[https://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-west-africas-al-qaeda-says-nigerian-150951065.html West Africa leaders vow to wage 'total war' on Boko Haram] By John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau. 17 May 2014 2:19 PM.
21. ^Union agrees to send 7,500 troops to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria. Mashable.com, Jan 31, 2015.
22. ^The African Union Readies an Army to Fight Boko Haram, Medium.com.
23. ^^1 2 [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/07/kidnapped-schoolgirls-british-experts-nigeria-boko-haram Kidnapped schoolgirls: British experts to fly to Nigeria 'as soon as possible'.] theguardian.com, Wednesday 7 May 2014 17.33 BST.
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25. ^Canada joins effort to free Nigerian schoolgirls. May 14, 2014 3:23 pm Updated: May 15, 2014 7:01 pm. By Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press
26. ^Iran ready to help Nigeria over abducted girls: Diplomat. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714024317/http://presstv.com/detail/2014/05/19/363304/iran-ready-to-help-over-nigeria-girls/ |date=July 14, 2014 }} Monday 19 May, 201404:53 PM GMT.
27. ^Israel sends experts to help hunt for Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamists. Jerusalem Post; 05/20/2014 18:03.
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32. ^see: Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
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