Islamic State West Africa Province

Nigeria: 52 Boko Haram fighters killed in attack on MNJTF in Cross Kauwa, Chad army says

Two Chadian soldiers and 52 Boko Haram fighters were killed in an attack on the Multinational Joint Task Force in Cross Kauwa in northeastern Nigeria

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Seven Chad soldiers, dozens of Boko Haram fighters killed in overnight attack

Boko Haram militants killed seven Chad soldiers and wounded 15 in an overnight attack in Bohama in which 63 "terrorists" were also killed

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Nigeria-Chad operation ‘kills 27 terrorists’ near Wulgo as ISIS claims multiple attacks

A joint Nigeria-Chad military operation against "Boko Haram terrorists" in the Wulgo area of Borno state as ISIS claimed multiple attacks in the Lake Chad area

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Niger gendarmes killed and hostages taken in latest Islamic State attack in Diffa

Several people were taken hostage and at least one police officer was killed during an attack in Diffa carried out by four Islamic State West Africa province militants

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2,000 flee Jakana as Nigeria army prepares offensive against Islamic State

Around 2,000 people have been forced to flee Jakana to an IDP camp near Maiduguri ahead of a Nigeria military offensive against Boko Haram

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Nigerian Air Force targets Islamic State base at Magari near Lake Chad

Airstrikes "significantly degraded" an Islamic State West Africa province base at Magari in the Lake Chad area of Borno state

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Nigeria: 2 killed in Boko Haram attack on Miringa military base

Boko Haram militants raided a military base in Miringa in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, killing a police officer and a local resident

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Chad: Boko Haram kills 23 soldiers in Dangdala attack

Twenty-three soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack in Dangdala, the deadliest Boko Haram attack on the military in Chad

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Islamic State enforced leadership change in West Africa province, audio reveals

ISIS has appointed Umar al-Barnawi as the new leader of Nigeria-based Islamic State West Africa province, two audio recordings have revealed

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Niger says army killed 33 Boko Haram fighters in Lake Chad region

Niger said it had killed 33 Boko Haram "terrorists" and seized vehicles and weapons in an operation in the Lake Chad region in the country's southeast

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