Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF)
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) includes forces from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria and fights Boko Haram and Islamic State – West Africa province in the Lake Chad region.
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Jun- 2022 -8 JuneAfrica
Lake Chad Force Says Over 800 Jihadists Killed
A multinational force with troops from Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, and Chad said it had killed over 800 jihadists in the Lake Chad region.
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Feb- 2020 -12 FebruaryAfrica
AFRICOM shifts strategy from degrading to containing West Africa insurgents, OIG report says
United States Africa Command has shifted its strategy from degrading violent extremist organizations in West Africa to simply containing their spread
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Jan- 2020 -4 JanuaryAfrica
Chad troops leave Nigeria with Boko Haram mission ‘finished’
Chad has ended a months-long mission fighting Boko Haram in neighbouring Nigeria and withdrawn its 1,200-strong force across the border
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Jul- 2019 -29 JulyAfrica
Nigeria: Soldier, 10 Islamic State insurgents killed in Baga, MNJTF says
One soldier was killed in an ISWAP attack in Baga in the Lake Chad area of Nigeria's Borno state that also saw 10 insurgents killed
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Jun- 2019 -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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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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Apr- 2019 -18 AprilAfrica
Nigeria: 52 Boko Haram fighters killed in attack on MNJTF in Cross Kauwa, Chad army says
Two Chadian soldiers and 52 Boko Haram fighters were killed in an attack on the Multinational Joint Task Force in Cross Kauwa in northeastern Nigeria
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2 AprilAfrica
Nigerian Air Force targets Islamic State base at Magari near Lake Chad
Airstrikes "significantly degraded" an Islamic State West Africa province base at Magari in the Lake Chad area of Borno state
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1 AprilAfrica
Nigeria: Troops kill 16 ‘Boko Haram terrorists’ in Lake Chad area, MNJTF says
Troops from the regional Multinational Joint Task Force 'neutralised' 16 'Boko Haram terrorists' in the Lake Chad area of Nigeria's Borno state
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Mar- 2019 -22 MarchAfrica
Chad: Boko Haram kills 23 soldiers in Dangdala attack
Twenty-three soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack in Dangdala, the deadliest Boko Haram attack on the military in Chad
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