Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)
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Jun- 2019 -3 JuneAfrica
Islamic State fighters attack Nigeria military bases in Lake Chad area
Islamic State militants carried out attacks on Nigerian military bases in Marte, Kirenowa and Dikwa in the Lake Chad area over the weekend
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May- 2019 -30 MayAfrica
Islamic State puts the Sahel in West Africa – for now
Islamic State recently began to attribute attacks in the Sahel to its West Africa Province affiliate. Robert Postings asks: what does this mean for Islamic State in the Greater Sahara?
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28 MayAfrica
Nigeria: More than 9,000 Sabon Gari residents relocated to Damboa, IOM says
Nigeria's army has relocated more than 9,000 people from Sabon Gari to Damboa in Borno state, the International Organization for Migration said
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26 MayAfrica
Chad journalist and soldiers killed near N’Gounboua after Boko Haram attack
At least four Chadian soldiers and a television reporter were killed when their vehicle hit a mine near N'Gounboua in eastern Chad's Lake province
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26 MayAfrica
Nigeria: ‘Boko Haram’ convoy ambush between Sabon Gari and Damboa kills at least 20
At least 20 people were killed when Boko Haram militants ambushed a convoy transporting civilians from Sabon Gari to IDP camps in Damboa in Borno state
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23 MayAfrica
Nigeria: Islamic State claims Gubio military base attack, releases ISWAP propaganda video
ISIS claimed ISWAP militants stormed a Nigerian military base in Gubio, Borno state, and released a video of attacks and the execution of nine people
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16 MayAfrica
ISIS claims Niger attacks, attributing them to West Africa Province
Islamic State claimed fighters from its West Africa Province affiliate carried out two attacks in western Niger earlier in the week
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12 MayAfrica
Islamic State claims attack on Nigeria military base in Gajigana
ISIS claimed fighters from its West Africa Province affiliate killed 11 soldiers in an attack on a military base in Gajigana in Borno state
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4 MayAfrica
Nigeria: Islamic State fighters overrun Magumeri military base
Boko Haram militants seized a military base in Magumeri in northeast Nigeria for several hours before being 'dislodged' by reinforcements
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1 MayAfrica
Boko Haram kills 14 men near Monguno in Nigeria’s Borno state
Boko Haram militants killed 14 men who were collecting firewood near Monguno in the Lake Chad area of Nigeria's Borno state, residents and a militia said
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