Islamic State West Africa Province

Oct- 2019 -

3 October

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France seeks international support for Sahel military coalition

France is asking European partners to send special forces to the Sahel for a coalition to shore up local forces increasingly targeted by jihadist attacks

Sep- 2019 -

27 September

Staff Writer

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Nigeria: ISWAP blamed for roadside bomb that killed 6 near Kamuya

Six people were killed when their car was struck by a roadside bomb near Kamuya in northeast Nigeria's conflict-torn Borno state

26 September

Boko Haram - Islamic State West Africa Province

Fergus Kelly

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ISIS claims ISWAP killed 14 Nigerian soldiers and captured 2 in Gubio ambush

ISIS claimed ISWAP affiliate killed a dozen Nigerian Army soldiers and abducted two other when they ambushed a military convoy in Borno

25 September

Action Against Hunger/Action Contre La Faim

Fergus Kelly

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Nigeria: Jihadists execute ACF aid worker as army closes Mercy Corps offices

Suspected ISWAP fighters executed one of six aid workers abducted in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, humanitarian group Action Against Hunger said

20 September

Fergus Kelly

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Burkina Faso: ISIS claims ISWAP conducted Koutougou attack that killed 24 soldiers

ISIS said Islamic State West Africa Province fighters carried out the attack in Koutougou that killed 24 Burkina Faso soldiers on August 19

20 September

Staff Writer

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Nigerian Army claims NGO aids Boko Haram and ISWAP, shuts Maiduguri and Damaturu offices

The Nigerian Army shut down the offices of a humanitarian aid group Action Against Hunger (ACF), accusing it of "aiding and abetting terrorists"

18 September

Joanne Stocker

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US AFRICOM commander Townsend meets G5 Sahel leaders in inaugural trip

US AFRICOM chief General Townsend made his first trip to the Sahel, meeting with the heads of the G5 Sahel joint force tasked with fighting insurgents

15 September