Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)
-
Jun- 2020 -8 JuneAfrica
Jihadists Kill Six Nigerian Troops: Sources
Jihadists have killed six Nigerian troops in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria, army sources said Sunday.
Read More » -
May- 2020 -27 MayAfrica
Five Jihadists, Two Soldiers Killed in Cameroon Clash
Two soldiers were killed early on Tuesday when jihadists attacked a military position in northern Cameroon after crossing from Nigeria, sources said, while seven other soldiers were injured in a mine blast in the same village. The device exploded when the soldiers’ vehicle was passing, according to an army colonel. Both the explosion and the overnight attack took place at Soueram, close to the Nigerian border in Cameroon’s Far North region, the colonel and a local official told AFP. “Two Cameroonian soldiers were killed” in the overnight assault, while five jihadists died in the counter-attack, the colonel said. The attack was claimed by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadist activity. ISWAP is a splinter group of Nigeria’s Boko Haram, which has led a bloody 11-year campaign against perceived Western influence. An army vehicle was destroyed and the jihadists made off with a piece of heavy weaponry, he said, speaking on condition of anonymity. A local leader, who also asked not to be identified, confirmed the attack and the toll, adding that there were no civilian casualties. The Far North is an impoverished tongue of land that lies between Chad to the east and …
Read More » -
Feb- 2020 -21 FebruaryAfrica
French actions ‘neutralize 50 terrorists’ near Mopti in central Mali
The France-led Operation Barkhane targeted ISIS and al-Qaeda affiliated fighters near Mopti in central Mali, 'neutralizing' around 50 militants
Read More » -
12 FebruaryAfrica
AFRICOM shifts strategy from degrading to containing West Africa insurgents, OIG report says
United States Africa Command has shifted its strategy from degrading violent extremist organizations in West Africa to simply containing their spread
Read More » -
8 FebruaryAfrica
French operations in Mali put 30 militants ‘out of action,’ as Barkhane builds Sahel Coalition coordination
French military operations against Islamic State and al-Qaeda groups in Mali put 30 militants "out of action" as Barkhane builds Sahel Coalition mechanisms
Read More » -
Jan- 2020 -24 JanuaryAfrica
Barkhane operations kill more than 30 ‘terrorists’ in Mali
More than 30 "terrorists" were killed during a series of one-off operations conducted by the France-led Operation Barkhane force in Mali
Read More » -
22 JanuaryAfrica
Sahel: France to further strengthen Barkhane, Takuba ‘fully operational by autumn’
France will further bolster its Operation Barkhane force in the Sahel, and the new Task Force Takuba will deploy in the summer, Lecointre says
Read More » -
20 JanuaryAfrica
Chad plans military deployment to Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger tri-border area
French and Swedish defense ministers discussed Chad plans to deploy military personnel to the Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger tri-border area
Read More » -
20 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria: Militants attack key aid facility in Ngala near Cameroon border, UN says
Heavily armed militants attacked on a vital aid facility housing UN workers in Ngala in northeast Nigeria's Borno state
Read More » -
17 JanuaryAfrica
Barkhane: 15 ‘terrorists’ killed in joint Liptako-Gourma operations
More than 1,000 troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the G5 Sahel Joint Force, and Barkhane took part in actions in the Liptako-Gourma region
Read More »
