Nigeria puts hundreds more people on trial in crackdown on militancy
Nigeria has put hundreds more suspected Islamist militants on trial in its latest round of mass prosecutions, as authorities step up ...
Tag: Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)
Nigeria orders probe and defends deadly airstrike in insurgent-held Jilli
Nigeria has ordered a full and independent investigation into a military airstrike on a market that left at least 200 people ...
Nigerian army says it killed a Boko Haram commander and 10 fighters
The Nigerian army said on Sunday it had killed a top Boko Haram commander and 10 other militants during a ...
The arrest of Ansaru terror leaders marks a strategic change for Nigeria: What could happen next?
The Nigerian government and security forces must brace for likely retaliation from Ansaru. I expect that these two leaders should ...
Boko Haram kills dozens in ‘house to house’ attack in Nigeria’s northeast, residents say
Boko Haram militants killed more than 60 people, including seven soldiers, in a nighttime assault on a village in northeastern ...
Nigerian airstrike kills over 15 militia in Sambisa forest hideout
Nigeria's air force killed more than 15 Islamist militia fighters in an airstrike on a their hideout around the Sambisa ...
Militants attack Nigerian army base, troops missing, sources say
Suspected Islamist militants attacked a Nigerian army base and captured soldiers and ammunition during a raid in the insurgency-hit northeastern ...
Surge in attacks signals terrorist comeback in Nigeria’s northeast
A surge in attacks in Nigeria's northeast by Boko Haram and its splinter rival ISWAP has raised fears of a ...
ISWAP claims responsibility for deadly attacks in Nigeria
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for a series of deadly attacks targeting Nigerian security forces ...
Boko Haram fighters attack two Nigerian military bases, security sources say
At least four Nigerian soldiers were killed when suspected terrorist fighters launched coordinated attacks on two military bases in northeastern ...