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Jihadists kill 18 Nigerian troops including senior brigadier general

Jihadists in northeast Nigeria killed 18 troops including a brigadier general in an assault on a military base, local government and intelligence sources told AFP on Thursday, the second killing of a high-ranking officer in five months.

Radio France Internationale

Jihadist violence in Nigeria and DRC rose sharply last year even as global deaths from terror fell

Nigeria had largest increase in terrorism-related deaths, ranking fourth in global index behind Pakistan, Burkina Faso and Niger

The Guardian - UK

At least 23 people killed in suspected suicide attacks in north-eastern Nigeria

More than 100 others injured in multiple bombings targeting post office, market areas and hospital in Maiduguri

The Guardian - UK

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At least 65 Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist raids in country’s north-east

Gunmen from Islamic State West Africa Province overran four military bases and abducted 300 civilians, say reports

The Guardian - UK

Jihadis intensify attacks against Nigeria's military, killing officers and carting away weapons

Jihadi extremist groups including Boko Haram have targeted Nigerian military camps in intensifying attacks in the last week

The Independent UK

‘They killed my sons’: chief of Nigerian village where jihadists massacred hundreds recounts night of terror

Umar Bio Salihu, 53, the local head of Woro in Kwara state, says gunmen ‘just came in and started shooting’

The Guardian - UK

US to increase cooperation with Nigeria to pursue Islamic State militants

The United States military is expanding military cooperation with Nigeria as part of broader efforts to counter Islamic State-linked militants in Africa. US Africa Command says the Pentagon is also maintaining lines of communication with militaries in the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali.

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Terror threat in Nigeria: what the killing of a general tells us about the fight against ISWAP

The killing of Nigeria’s Brigadier General Musa Uba, in mid-November 2025, by the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, risks boosting the morale of insurgents while demoralising Nigerian troops fighting insurgency.

The Conversation

Parts of Nigeria face unprecedented levels of hunger, UN warns

A surge in militant attacks and instability in northern Nigeria is driving hunger to record levels, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, warning that nearly 35 million people could go hungry in 2026 as it runs out of resources in December.

Radio France Internationale

White House Posts Viral Trump Video on Nigeria: US Claims It Will 'Save Christians Worldwide' — but Is the Crisis Real?

A White House video of Trump warning of a 'mass slaughter' of Christians in Nigeria sparks global debate, as experts dispute the scale of the crisis.

International Business Times UK

Trump Threatens to Halt Aid and Take Military Action in Nigeria, Accuses Government of Failing to Protect Christians

Donald Trump threatens to cut aid and consider military action in Nigeria over claims Christians are not protected, sparking diplomatic concern and fact-checking.

International Business Times UK

Nigerian Military Says Killed 50 Jihadists In Army Base Raids

Nigeria's military said on Thursday it had killed 50 armed insurgents that were using drones to carry out multiple attacks on army bases in the volatile northeast.

International Business Times

Boko Haram on the rise again in Nigeria: how it’s survived and how to weaken it

Abubakar Shekau, the erstwhile leader of the terrorist group Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad (JAS), died in 2021. The west African group, also known as Boko Haram, then fell into obscurity while its breakaway faction, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), steadily rose.

The Conversation

Ansaru terror leaders’ arrest is a strategic change for Nigeria: what could happen next

Attacks by non-state armed groups are a security challenge in the Sahel, including Nigeria.

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International Business Times

Jihadists Kill 63 In Attack On Nigerian Town

Jihadists killed at least 63 people in northeastern Nigeria while storming a town whose residents had been returned from a displacement camp, the state governor said.

Radio France Internationale

Nigerian air force pushes back jihadists on Cameroonian border

Nigeria's air force said it has killed at least 35 jihadists who had gathered near the border with Cameroon to plan an attack on ground troops. The army is battling an ongoing insurgency in the northwest of the country which has left tens of thousands of people dead and displaced…

International Business Times

Nigeria Says Killed Over 35 Jihadists Near Cameroon Border

Nigeria's airforce said it had killed more than 35 jihadists in raids Saturday on militant fighters that had gathered near the Nigeria-Cameroon border following an attempted attack on ground troops.

The Independent UK

Niger army says it killed a senior Boko Haram leader in a targeted airstrike

The army in Niger says it has killed a senior leader of Boko Haram in a targeted airstrike

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The Conversation

Ghana’s security strategy has kept terror attacks at bay: what other countries can learn from its approach

Ghana stands out in west Africa as a nation that has not experienced terrorist attacks, even though it’s geographically close to countries that have. In Burkina Faso, Mali and Nigeria, extremist groups such as Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) have wreaked havoc.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria’s ex-President Muhammadu Buhari dies in London aged 82

Buhari, remembered for an anti-corruption drive and faltering economy, leaves behind a contentious legacy.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria says troops kill dozens of gunmen in northwest and northeast

Authorities claim 24 fighters ‘neutralised’ around northeast Borno state and 30 armed men killed in northwest Katsina.

The Conversation

Why Islamic State is expanding its operations in north-eastern Nigeria

Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap), one of the most powerful global affiliates of the Islamic State jihadist organisation, is in the middle of its largest offensive against the Nigerian military in years.

The Independent UK

Boko Haram is having a resurgence and Nigeria’s military is struggling to hold the line

Boko Haram has broken into two factions

Al Jazeera

Roadside bomb blast kills 26 in Nigeria’s restive northeast

Violence reportedly flaring up in region long plagued by ISIL affiliate in West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram.

International Business Times

Lack Of Regional Cooperation Hampering Lake Chad Jihadist Fight

Lack of military coordination and tension among countries in Africa's Lake Chad region are hindering efforts to end a more than decade-long jihadist insurgency, according to local officials and security sources.

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