The United States (US) resumed intelligence and surveillance operations in Nigeria yesterday, following late Thursday’s strikes on ISIS terrorists in Sokoto. A report by Brant Philip, a Sahel-focused terrorism tracker, shared flight tracking data that showed the aircraft flying over Borno state. The aircraft was a Gulfstream-V, a long-range business jet often modified for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, according to the data. Philip said Saturday’s intelligence operations focused on the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the ISIS affiliate in Nigeria, which operates primarily in the north-east and Lake…
Read MoreUS resumes Sambisa Forest’s surveillance after Sokoto airstrikes
