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Troops Repel ISWAP Attack in Borno, Kill Several Terrorists

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 13:00:45 +0000

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully repelled an early morning attack by fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Azir, a community in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State, killing an unspecified number of terrorists in the process. This was disclosed by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst [...]

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19 Soldiers Killed in ISWAP Attack on Military Base in Borno State

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 12:00:59 +0000

At least 19 soldiers, including a commanding officer, lost their lives in a deadly attack on a military base in Malam-Fatori, Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State. The border town, located about two kilometers from Bosso in Niger Republic, came under siege on Friday, January 24, 2025, in a coordinated assault believed to have [...]

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MNJTF Troops Repel ISWAP Attack in Cameroon, Kill Six Fighters

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 20:30:28 +0000

Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) successfully repelled an attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on their base in Darak, Cameroon. According to a counterinsurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, the attack occurred around 1 a.m. on Wednesday. The report revealed that MNJTF troops launched a [...]

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MNJTF Intercepts Supply Chain to Boko Haram and ISWAP in Lake Chad Region

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:00:24 +0000

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has announced the arrest of two suspects accused of supplying illicit drugs, uniforms, and other materials to Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists operating in the Lake Chad region. The operation, which signifies a critical disruption of the supply chains sustaining these insurgent [...]

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Nigerian Troops Eliminate Six ISWAP Fighters in Borno State

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 09 May 2024 19:30:24 +0000

Troops belonging to the Operation Hadin Kai of the Nigerian Army have successfully neutralized six fighters of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) during a raid on a “notorious enclave” in Goniri, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. This achievement was disclosed by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in [...]

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ISWAP Executes Abducted Police Officer in Borno, Frees Family Members

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 21:00:27 +0000

The Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) has reportedly executed a police officer who was abducted along the Damboa-Biu Road in Borno State. The officer, who was traveling with his wife and children from Damboa to Biu for Eid break, was abducted after inadvertently taking a banned route. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency [...]

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Why Tinubu administration and other governments are unable to negotiate with Boko Haram and ISWAP – Shehu Sani

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 13:53:28 +0000

On Sunday, former senator for Kaduna Central Shehu Sani outlined the problems with negotiating with criminal gangs that prevent state governors and the federal government from doing so. Sani said that, unlike Boko Haram and ISWAP, bandits do not kill their victims in the name of religion. He explained that criminal gangs are armed groups [...]

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Troops Kill Over 50 ISWAP Terrorists In Borno

Abiodun A. — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 18:43:48 +0000

Over 50 members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist group have been killed in Borno State, the military authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The Army spokesman, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, who confirmed this via a statement said the terrorists were killed while launching a futile attack on Damboa Local Government Area of the [...]

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Boko Haram, ISWAP Are Holding Nigeria To Ransom – Rev. Alfred Martins

David Folami — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 23:14:21 +0000

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Rev. Alfred Martins, has said terrorist groups, Boko Haram, ISWAP and the rest like them, are holding Nigeria to ransom. He said this while speaking at the celebration of the 53rd World Day of Peace at the Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos. According to Alfred, the nation’s security has to be [...]

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