Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)
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May- 2022 -23 MayAfrica
Jihadists Kill 30 in Northeast Nigeria: Sources
Jihadists have killed 30 men in a revenge attack after their commanders died in military air strikes in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, two militia leaders said.
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17 MayAfrica
Uganda Troops to Withdraw From DRC by May 31: Army
Ugandan troops sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo last year to help a crackdown on rebels will withdraw by May 31 unless the two countries strike a new agreement.
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4 MayAfrica
Jihadists Kill Seven Villagers in Northeast Nigeria
Jihadists attacked a village in northeast Nigeria, killing seven people, shortly after the UN chief arrived in the troubled region.
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1 MayAfrica
Multinational Force Says 20 Jihadists Killed in Lake Chad Basin
Troops from a west African military force killed some 20 jihadists in three days during an operation in the Lake Chad basin, the coalition said Sunday.
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Apr- 2022 -17 AprilAfrica
Nigerian Airstrikes Kill 70 ‘Terrorists’
Nigeria's airforce said that it had killed more than 70 Islamic State-affiliated fighters in the north of the country, at the border with Niger.
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12 AprilAfrica
Dozens Dead After Gunmen Ransack Central Nigerian Villages
Gunmen raided and ransacked a group of villages in central Nigeria, in one of the worst attacks this year blamed on heavily armed criminal gangs.
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Mar- 2022 -17 MarchAfrica
Is the Tucano Aircraft a Game Changer in Nigeria’s Terrorism Fight?
Commentators increasingly see the A-29 Super Tucano as a game changer in Nigeria's fight against ISWAP and Boko Haram terrorists.
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Feb- 2022 -28 FebruaryAfrica
Nigeria Jihadists Kill 27 People in Four Attacks
Jihadists in northeast Nigeria have killed 27 people in four separate attacks.
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25 FebruaryAfrica
Five MSF Workers Kidnapped in Cameroon: Local Official, MSF
Five workers with the French medical charity MSF have been kidnapped in Cameroon's Far North.
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22 FebruaryAfrica
18 Civilians Feared Killed Near Niger’s Border With Mali
Eighteen civilians have been killed in two suspected jihadist attacks in the west of Niger near the Sahel nation's border with Mali, the government said.
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