Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)
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Oct- 2019 -30 OctoberAfrica
Niger soldiers killed in attack on Blabrine military base in southeast Diffa region
Niger's defense ministry said 12 soldiers were killed in a predawn raid on a military base in Blabrine in the southeastern Diffa region near Lake Chad
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25 OctoberAfrica
Barkhane force ‘neutralizes’ 8 ISIS fighters during 9-day Mali operation
Commandos deployed to the France-led Operation Barkane counter-terrorism mission in the Sahel 'neutralized' eight Islamic State-affiliated fighters in Mali
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20 OctoberAfrica
ISWAP fighters kill Nigeria troops in clashes near Jakana
At least four Nigerian soldiers and a militia fighter were killed in clashes with Islamic State West Africa Province fighters near Jakana in Borno state
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3 OctoberAfrica
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
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Sep- 2019 -27 SeptemberAfrica
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
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26 SeptemberAfrica
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
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25 SeptemberAfrica
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
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20 SeptemberAfrica
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
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20 SeptemberAfrica
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"
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18 SeptemberAfrica
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
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