Tag: ISWAP

Nigerian, US forces kill over 20 ISWAP fighters in N’East air operation

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Nigerian, US forces kill ISWAP

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that Nigerian troops, working alongside the United States Africa Command, killed more than 20 fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during a coordinated air operation in the North-East region. According to the military, the operation was carried out around Metele after intelligence reports revealed the movement and gathering of suspected terrorists in the area. Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Sama’ila Uba, disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday, said the air strikes targeted ISIS/ISWAP fighters observed regrouping before the attack was…

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Confusion, as ISWAP commander, Minuki declared dead in 2024, again in 2026

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Conflicting claims on ISWAP

Confusion has emerged over the reported death of senior Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) commander Abu Bilal Minuki, after Nigerian authorities and international partners announced his elimination in a fresh joint operation despite earlier claims that he had already been killed in 2024. The controversy followed confirmation by the Joint Task Force, North-East ‘Operation Haɗin-Kai’, that Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki was killed during a coordinated military offensive in Borno State carried out with support from United States forces. The Nigerian military described the operation as a major counterterrorism breakthrough, stating that…

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Borno: Many soldiers feared dead, as Boko Haram attacks Army base 

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Borno soldiers killed

Several Nigerian soldiers are feared dead following a deadly attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on a military outpost in Jakana, Kaga local government area of Borno state. According to military sources, the insurgents launched the assault in the early hours of Friday, storming the area in multiple groups and firing heavily before targeting the army base with explosives. The attackers reportedly overwhelmed the troops, resulting in significant casualties. Sources revealed that many soldiers were killed during the attack, while others sustained injuries and fled into…

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B’Haram abducts newly elected LGA Vice-Chair, Councillors, others in Borno 

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B'Haram abducts

Suspected Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have abducted the newly-elected Vice-Chairman of Biu LGA of Borno State, Alhaji Sa’idu, alongside two councillors and several other passengers on the Borno–Yobe highway. The abduction occurred on Wednesday evening along the Kamuya village–Buni Yadi road, a notorious route long associated with insurgent attacks, kidnappings and ambushes in Nigeria’s North-East region. Sources told newsmen that the victims were travelling to Maiduguri after participating in the local government elections held last Saturday when their convoy was intercepted by the terrorists. One of…

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Borno: Army rescues 12 teenage girls abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP 

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Borno Army rescue

Troops of ‘Operation Haɗin Kai, (OPHK) have rescued 12 teenage girls abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the Mussa district, of Askira/Uba local government area of Borno state. The victims, aged between 15 and 20, were kidnapped on November 23 while harvesting crops on their family farmlands. They were freed on Saturday, November 29, after what military authorities described as a swift and intelligence-driven operation in the southern Borno axis. A statement from the Nigerian Army said the girls were immediately evacuated to a secure military facility where they are…

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Court jails ISWAP leader 20 years for terrorist attacks

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Court jails ISWAP leader

Justice Emeka Nwite, of a Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday sentenced an ISWAP leader, Hussaini Isma’ila, to 20 years in prison for carrying out terrorist attacks in Kano State. The court said Isma’ila, also known as Mai Tangaran, was guilty after he changed his plea from “not guilty” to “guilty’’. According to the DSS, Isma’ila helped plan and coordinate several attacks in 2012. These attacks targeted the Police Headquarters in Bompai, the Mobile Police Base on Kabuga Road, and Police stations at Pharm Centre and Unguwa-Uku in Kano. Many…

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Borno: Military confirms fatal ambush, sophisticated, coordinated assault 

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Borno military fatal ambush

…Debunks General’s abduction A fresh wave of coordinated insurgent attacks has plunged Borno State into heightened insecurity, as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched sophisticated assaults across key towns between May 12 and 13, before escalating into a deadly ambush on troops along the Damboa–Biu corridor in mid-November. According to reports, ISWAP fighters unleashed one of their most coordinated offensives in years, hitting Marte, Dikwa, Rann, and the Damboa–Maiduguri highway in near-simultaneous strikes that exposed the fragility of Nigeria’s counterinsurgency posture. In Marte, insurgents stormed the town at…

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Over 200 terrorists killed, as Boko Haram, ISWAP clash

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N'East under seige

…As NAF launches nationwide airstrikes on insurgents A major escalation in Nigeria’s counter-terrorism front has seen the deaths of over 200 militants following violent clashes between rival jihadist groups in the North-East, even as the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) intensified precision airstrikes against insurgents and bandits across several northern states. Security and intelligence sources confirmed on Monday that the fierce battle between Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters erupted in Dogon-Chiku, along the shores of Lake Chad, on Sunday. The confrontation, driven by long-standing ideological and…

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Borno: Many soldiers reportedly killed, as ISWAP attacks military base

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Borno soldiers killed

Several soldiers are feared dead and others injured after fighters from the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked a military base in Ngamdu, Borno state, early yesterday morning. Reports said the terrorists stormed the Ngamdu military camp around 2 a.m. and began shooting at soldiers on duty. The insurgents reportedly carried out a late-night assault on the Ngamdu military camp, causing casualties among the troops. Some of the injured soldiers have been taken by ambulance to the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital in Damaturu for treatment.

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Insecurity: Troops eliminate 11 ISWAP fighters in Borno, Adamawa raids

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Troops eliminate 11 ISWAP fighters

Nigerian forces say they have eliminated 11 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants in back-to-back operations across the country’s North-East, as part of a renewed drive to dismantle extremist cells. The clashes occurred on September 15 along the Baga–Cross Kauwa road in Borno State, and in Umbo, Madagali local government area of Adamawa State, according to the joint task force coordinating counter-insurgency operations. In the first encounter near Garin Giwa, Kukawa LGA, ISWAP fighters ambushed troops with an improvised explosive device before opening fire. Soldiers fought back, killing eight…

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