Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)
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May- 2023 -29 MayAfrica
Niger Says 55 Jihadists Killed in Joint Operation
Niger said 55 jihadists, including several high-ranking combatants affiliated with the IS, had been killed in an operation with Nigeria.
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10 MayAfrica
Niger Says It Has Picked Up 1,400 Boko Haram Followers
Nearly 1,400 followers of Nigeria's notorious Boko Haram jihadist group have been intercepted fleeing into Niger.
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7 MayAfrica
Suspected Jihadists Kill Seven, Kidnap 22 in Nigeria
Seven people have been killed and 22 others kidnapped by jihadists in two separate attacks in northeast Nigeria's Borno State.
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Mar- 2023 -22 MarchAfrica
Niger Army Says 20 Jihadists Killed at Nigeria Border
Niger's army said its troops had killed around 20 jihadists and arrested 83 others in an operation against militants on its southeastern border with Nigeria.
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15 MarchAfrica
Niger Says It Killed ‘30 Boko Haram Jihadists,’ Arrests 960
Jihadist-hit Niger killed about 30 members of the Boko Haram group and detained 960 followers, most of them women and children, official sources said.
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Jan- 2023 -31 JanuaryAfrica
Regional Armies Pound Jihadist Bases in Lake Chad Basin
Government forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger have bombarded jihadist bases in the Lake Chad basin with support from a US drone.
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Dec- 2022 -27 DecemberAfrica
Suspected Boko Haram Jihadists Kill 17 Herders in Northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram jihadists killed 17 herders and stole their cattle following clashes in the troubled northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, self-defense militia said.
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Nov- 2022 -22 NovemberAfrica
Ten Troops Killed in Jihadist Attack in Chad
Around 10 soldiers were killed and others wounded when jihadists attacked an army position in western Chad.
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Oct- 2022 -31 OctoberAfrica
Nigeria Army Repels Attack on Base, Kills 8 ISWAP Jihadists
Nigeria's military killed eight suspected of Islamic State-allied jihadists after repelling a raid on a military base in central Niger state.
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Aug- 2022 -15 AugustAfrica
Two Chadian Troops Killed in Jihadist-Hit Lake Region
Two Chadian troops have been killed fighting jihadists in the Lake Chad region, whose marshlands are a bolthole for Islamist fighters.
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