Chair. the U.S. war on terror has been waged for over a decade and the lesson is clear that our adversaries adapt very quickly because they are not constrained by geographic limitations. In the beginning it was only Al Qaedanow the list includes Al Shabaab. Boko Haram which last year affiliated itself with ISIS/ISIL. Indeed. the data on persons affected by violent extremism is staggering. There are now more than 2.2 million Nigerians. and over 450.000 internallydisplaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in neighboring Cameroon. Chad and Niger. An estimated 4.2 million people in the Lake Chad Basin region face water and food security crises. including 800.000 in Nigerias northern Borno and Yobe states.
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