Thread by @BokoWatch

1. It's been a trying year for Nigerian security, esp the Boko Haram crisis; below are some of the key articles and analyses from 2018 for reflecting on what transpired this past year (but by no means comprehensively including all important research on the subject):

2. Brigaglia from his base in Capetown wrote two insightful pieces using primary sources from Boko Haram /ISWAP in "Slicing the Tumour" (politicsandreligionjournal.com/index.php/prj/…) and the AQIM document analysis w Iocci (academia.edu/37964841/_Some…)

3. Liz Pearson provided original details, statistics, and trends on the female suicide bomber phenomenon in Boko Haram @lizzypearson
ctc.usma.edu/app/uploads/20…

4. Peccavi as usual offered unrivaled military strategy analysis and assessments, while also being patriotic and critical; hopefully the higher-ups are reading his work @PeccaviConsults
peccaviconsulting.wordpress.com/2018/09/27/bat…

5. Chitra took advantage of unique field research and on-the-ground convos in Borno to, among her other works, report on the Civilian JTF and its relation to civilians @chitranagarajan
…trasudhanagarajan.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/civili…

6. Obi Anyadike provided a frank and tragic assessment of why this year's "debacle" was reminiscent of the pains of 2014, and the relevance of his analysis has unfortunately borne out in the past few days @Enugu62 worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/26632…

7. Abdulbasit Kassim provided analysis of internal ideological debates in the "civil war" btw ISWAP and JA)S using the groupss own audios and written materials in an article praised by none other than the venerable @Asaadh84
@ScholarAkassi1 ctc.usma.edu/app/uploads/20…

8. Brenda Uji also did reporting with the troops in Borno State on the frontlines
(not academic work but still unparalleled perspectives) @brendauji

https://twitter.com/brendauji/status/1040129077414449152

9. Idayat Hassan and her team also reported on the human rights dimension of the insurgency in context of the ISWAP al-Barnawi faction's "charm offensive" (cddwestafrica.org/?p=80430) & they explored the transitional justice angle @CDDWestAfrica @HassanIdayat africaportal.org/publications/a…

10. Nicholas Glavin @nickglavin looked at ISWAP in comparison to "Sinai Province", which is a cutting-edge take and global perspective that @SaladinAlDronni and I @BokoWatch will also have pieces on after the new year
smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/remai…

11. Ahmed Salkida's journalistic work has simply been exceptional, if not also controversial because he has gotten word from the horse's mouth which is no doubt tragic; but that is what a journalist must often do @A_Salkida
thecable.ng/breaking-boko-…

12. As for me, I wrote on why as much as some would like to imagine AQ had no impact on BH's evolution, it actually did on its founding, launch of jihad, and suicide bombings (universiteitleiden.nl/binaries/conte…) while the ISIS relationship I assessed more recently (africanarguments.org/2018/12/10/bok…)

13. Omar Mahmoud @OmarSMahmood has been keeping data on Boko Haram for years, and his work has contributed original insights this year as well including on "factional dynamics"
issafrica.org/research/books…

14. And lastly there are essential translations of Boko Haram primary source documents not only in BH reader by Kassim @ScholarAkassi1 but future PhD Aymmen J. al-Tamimi @ajaltamimi at his website for which he outta be thanked a bunch.
aymennjawad.org/21618/aqim-adv…

15. Wishing all a pleasant holiday and new year season; feel free to share other works, and keep up all the efforts and spirits high in the new year come 2019.