Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)
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Sep- 2019 -15 SeptemberAfrica
Cameroon soldiers killed in ‘Boko Haram’ attack near Fotokol
Six Cameroon soldiers were killed in Soueram near Fotokol in the Lake Chad area near the border with Nigeria in an attack blamed on "Boko Haram"
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13 SeptemberAfrica
Nigerian soldiers, CJTF leader killed as ISWAP attacks Gubio, Gajigana, Gajiram and Magumeri
Islamic State fighters killed at least six soldiers and a civilian militia leader when they attacked 4 towns in Nigeria's Borno state
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12 SeptemberAfrica
Nearly 22,000 people missing in decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria
Nearly 22,000 people, mostly children, are missing as a result of the decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, the ICRC said
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11 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria: Islamic State claims ‘tens’ of military casualties in 2 Borno attacks
An ISWAP ambush near Gudumbali in the Lake Chad area of Borno state killed "several" Nigerian soldiers, although an AFP source spoke of "huge" casualties
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7 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria soldier killed in Kamuya convoy ambush
At least one soldier was killed and three others injured when insurgents ambushed a military convoy in Kamuya in northeast Nigeria's Borno state
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5 SeptemberAfrica
ISIS claims Nigeria soldiers killed in Gajiram attack
ISIS claimed ISWAP fighters killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on a military base in Gajiram in the Lake Chad area of Borno state
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Aug- 2019 -31 AugustAfrica
Nigeria soldiers killed in ISWAP ambush near Monguno
Eight Nigerian soldiers were killed near Monguno in the Lake Chad area of Borno state in an ambush blamed on Islamic State West Africa Province
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28 AugustAfrica
Nigeria: ISWAP blamed for killing construction workers in Wajirko
ISWAP insurgents were blamed for killing 11 construction workers in the village of Wajirko in Borno state in northeast Nigeria
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19 AugustAfrica
Nigeria soldiers ambushed in Mogula near Cameroon border
Four Nigerian troops were killed in an ambush in Borno state carried out by fighters suspected to be from Islamic State West Africa Province
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15 AugustAfrica
‘Boko Haram’ attacks Nigeria military base in Molai, near Maiduguri
Three Nigerian soldiers were killed during a gun battle with insurgents in a village on the outskirts of Borno state capital Maiduguri
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