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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Feb- 2019 -23 FebruaryAfrica
Boko Haram attacks reported across northern Nigeria on polling day
One soldier was killed and 20 others wounded in Boko Haram attacks in Maiduguri, just hours before voting began in Nigeria's presidential election
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Jan- 2019 -25 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria’s military struggles with Islamic State: Part 2 – Systemic issues hamper the fight
Robert Postings looks at endemic issues crippling the Nigerian military’s fight against the resurgent Islamic State West Africa in northeastern Nigeria
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Dec- 2018 -31 DecemberAfrica
Nigeria army masses in Monguno, moves to clear Boko Haram from Baga
Nigerian troops are massing in Monguno in preparation for an offensive in Baga which was attacked by ISWA militants last week
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28 DecemberAfrica
Boko Haram sacks two Nigeria military bases near Baga on Lake Chad
Boko Haram sacked a naval base and a Multinational Joint Task Force post near Baga in the Lake Chad area of northeast Nigeria
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May- 2018 -6 MayAfrica
Government officials, soldier killed in Boko Haram attack on Lake Chad island
Six people were killed, including four government officials and a soldier, in Boko Haram attack on a Chadian army checkpoint on an island in Lake Chad, a military source told AFP
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