The Nigerian military says Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has eliminated top leaders of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and scores of their fighters in Borno State. Military authorities say the airstrikes were targeted at three major ISWAP hideouts at Kusuma, Sigir in Ngala and Arijallamari
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Analysis of Nigeria’s Diverse Security Threats
•Nigeria faces an array of security challenges beyond Boko Haram. Distinguishing these threats and understanding their socio-geographic contours is essential for adapting customized solutions. By Mark Duerksen Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria is facing “a state of emergency” as a result of ongoing insecurity. This emergency is commonly understood as the threat posed
Electricity: Power Restored in Maiduguri Two Months after Boko Haram Attack
Residents of Maiduguri were elated Wednesday evening when electricity was restored nearly two months after Boko Haram blew up power supply lines. The attack on January 26 was the third time in a month that militants from the IS-linked Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group had plunged the city into
Multiple Jihadi Insurgencies, Cooperating With Bandits Converging in Nigeria and the Sahel–Report
By John Campbell and Nolan Quinn On March 17, around one hundred assailants, traveling on motorcycles and pickup trucks, killed thirty-three soldiers and wounded an additional fourteen in an attack near Tessit in central Mali. Peacekeepers operating under the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) assisted the evacuation of the dead and wounded; the French-led counterinsurgency
Dapchi: Christian Schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, Gives Second Birth in Boko Haram Captivity
US group said her remaining in captivity is “symbol of a failed State that can’t protect its children” A United States based group, US-Nigeria Law Group on Monday bemoaned the plight of the abandoned Dapchi “heroine Christian” schoolgirl Leah Sharibu, saying that she has given birth to a second girl in
ISWAP, Boko Haram Battle for Territorial Supremacy Kills over 54 Terrorists, Herders
Senator Iroegbu A battle for territorial supremacy has intensified between the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters and terrorists belonging to the Abubakar Shekau-led Boko Haram faction, on the shores of Lake Chad. Global Sentinel had last week reported this ongoing rivalry between the two terrorist groups: Boko Haram:
Nigerian Troops Reportedly Flee as Boko Haram Takes Over Military Base in Damasak
Jude Johnson The Nigerian troops have reportedly retreated from their base as the advancing fighters of the Boko Haram Terrorists splinter group-Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), who took over a military base in Damasak town, Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State, North East Nigeria. Sources claimed that the
Nigerian Troops Kill More Boko Haram, ISWAP Terrorists, Recover Cache of Arms, Ammo
Jude Johnson The sustained offensive onslaught on Boko Haram terrorists and their ISWAP splinter group by the Nigerian Army has continued to gain traction as troops of 81Task Force Battalion in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force and Vigilante on the evening of Monday, 15 March 2021 neutralized more terrorists
Nigerian Military Loses Officer, 3 Soldiers, Obliterate Scores of Terrorists in Lake Chad Region
•Destroys gun trucks, capture arms, ammunition Senator Iroegbu The Nigerian military has confirmed loss of an officer and three soldiers while eliminating scores of insurgents in a deadly encounter with the wlements of Boko Haram Terrorists and their Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) counterparts operating along the fringes of the
Boko Haram, ISWAP Reportedly ‘Kill 69 Nigerian Soldiers’ Within Three Days In Borno
•Nigerian military yet to respond •The Nigerian military has repeatedly claimed that the insurgency had been largely defeated and frequently underplays any losses. Following the killing of at least 69 soldiers within three days by Boko Haram/Islamic States West Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno state, the Nigerian Army has yet to