Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)
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Jul- 2019 -8 JulyAfrica
Nigeria civilians killed in Gajigana airstrike targeting ISWAP
At least 13 civilians were reported killed in an air raid as the Nigerian military repelled an ISWAP assault in Gajigana in Borno state
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2 JulyAfrica
Niger: 18 soldiers killed in attack on military outpost near Inates
Armed men launched a car bomb attack on a Nigerian army base in western Niger near the border with Mali, a military source said
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Jun- 2019 -27 JuneAfrica
Nigeria troops repel ISWAP attack on Goniri base in Yobe state, army says
Nigerian troops have thwarted an Islamic State attack on a military formation in Yobe state, killing dozens of fighters, the army said
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23 JuneAfrica
Chad soldiers killed in apparent Islamic State attack near N’Gouboua
At least seven Chadian soldiers and a local guard were killed in an apparent Islamic State ambush in the N'Gouboua area near Lake Chad
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22 JuneAfrica
Nigeria: Chad soldier killed in MNJTF counter-ISWAP operation in Baga area
At least one Chadian was killed and 12 other soldiers injured in Nigeria during a MNJTF operation against Islamic State fighters in the Baga area of Borno state
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21 JuneAfrica
France-led cross-border Operation Aconit kills 18 more Islamic State fighters in Niger
Niger's defense minister said 18 Islamic State fighters were killed near the Mali border in the joint Operation Aconit involving US, French, Nigerien and Malian troops
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20 JuneAfrica
Islamic State claims 12 Nigeria soldiers killed in Gajiram attack
ISIS claimed 12 Nigerian soldiers were killed when fighters from its ISWAP affiliate attacked a military base in Gajiram in the northeastern Borno state
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17 JuneAfrica
Joint Mali-France commando operation kills 20 ‘terrorists’ in Menaka
More than 20 "terrorists" were killed in joint operation against Islamic State in the Greater Sahara conducted by French and Malian forces in coordination with Niger's military
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14 JuneAfrica
Islamic State attacks Nigeria military base in Kareto, killing commander
Islamic State claimed fighters from its West Africa Province affiliate attacked a military base in the northern Borno state town of Kareto
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4 JuneAfrica
Attacks foiled in Niamey and Diffa, Niger defense ministry says
Security forces in Niger foiled three weekend attacks in the capital Niamey and in the southeastern city of Diffa, the government said
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