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operations conducted with the US military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) destroyed checkpoints, weapons caches, logistics hubs, military equipment and financing networks used by ISIL and the ISIL affiliate in West Africa Province (ISWAP), which
ISIL (ISIS). Donald Trump first made the announcement in a social media post on Friday, without disclosing when or where the joint Nigerian-US military operation happened. On Saturday, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said
military operation happened. Before pledging allegiance to ISIL in 2015, al-Minuki was a prominent Boko Haram leader, according to the Nigerian army, which said al-Minuki oversaw key ISIL operations in the Sahel
military and vigilante groups” as it intensified security operations in response to the attack. The ISIL (ISIS) group claimed responsibility for the attack in a post on the Telegram messaging app, according to the Reuters
operated indiscriminately. What this moment demands, therefore, is to go beyond the seduction of easy explanation, and embark on serious analysis of what is really happening in northern Nigeria. That diagnosis must begin with clarity
us even more scared.” Moctar’s family is one of thousands who have recently fled over the border into Mauritania, traumatised by the violence and abuse they witnessed. Thousands have fled to Douankara