Regional Armies Pound Jihadist Bases in Lake Chad Basin
Government forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger have bombarded jihadist bases in the Lake Chad basin with support from a US drone, the armies of the four nations...
Boko Haram
Niger Troops Kill Five Jihadist Fighters in Southeast: Governor
Five Boko Haram jihadist fighters have been killed and two Niger soldiers wounded in clashes in southeast Niger near the Nigerian border, local authorities said Friday....
Niger Army Kills 7 Suspected ‘Terrorists’: Ministry
Seven suspected “terrorists” have been killed and some 30 accomplices of the Boko Haram jihadist group arrested over the past two weeks...
Scores of Nigeria Jihadists Drown Fleeing Air Strikes: Sources
Scores of Boko Haram jihadists have drowned in a river in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state while fleeing from ground and aerial attacks from Nigerian troops, security sources and...
Two Chadian Troops Killed in Jihadist-Hit Lake Region
Two Chadian troops have been killed fighting jihadists in the Lake Chad region, whose marshlands are a...
IS Focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa — So Should the West
In its weekly al-Naba newsletter on June 16, the Islamic State published an op-ed titled “Africa: land of Hijra and...
Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa … or both?
Boko Haram is a relatively well-known extremely violent militant Islamist group that began in Nigeria but is also active in...
