Tag: Islamic State West Africa Province
Nigerian army general, troops killed in ISWAP attack
A Nigerian army general and three soldiers were killed on Saturday during an attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants in the...
Nigerian army says Islamic State West Africa’s new leader killed in...
Nigeria's army said on Thursday it had killed the new leader of insurgent group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in a military operation...
Nigerian general says leader of Islamic State West Africa is dead
Nigeria's top general said on Thursday that Abu Musab al-Barnawi, leader of the insurgent group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), was dead.
ISWAP is...
Ten captives freed by Islamist militants in northeast Nigeria – sources
Ten people who had been held captive by Islamist militants were freed this week in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, three security sources and two...
Islamist attacks kill about 30 soldiers in northeast Nigeria in four...
Islamist militants have killed about 30 government soldiers in a series of clashes in northeast Nigeria since Wednesday, military and civilian militia sources said...
Residents flee Islamist insurgent attack on town in northeast Nigeria
Government troops and several hundred residents have been forced to flee after Islamist insurgents overran a town in northeast Nigeria in an attack claimed...
ISS: Dialogue with terrorists should start with community voices
Dialogue as a plausible method for countering violent extremism has gained traction in the past year as international and regional actors consider new ways to end...
Militants kill 20 soldiers, 40 civilians in northeast Nigeria attacks
Islamic militants killed at least 20 soldiers and more than 40 civilians and injured hundreds in twin attacks in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state on...
SA’s top soldier right on decline upon a decline in the SANDF
South Africa’s senior soldier – SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief – General Rudzani Maphwanya has it spot on in that the decline upon...
