Nigeria: Resurgent Jihadist Violence in Northeast Nigeria Part of a Worrying Regional Trend

Resurgent jihadist violence in northeast Nigeria

The so-called Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgent group has launched its most successful military campaign to date in northeast Nigeria’s Lake Chad Basin region. Throughout May, ISWAP raided a series of supposedly impenetrable army bases, forcing the military’s withdrawal and the displacement of civilian communities—some of whom had been recently resettled by the Borno State government following its closure of internally displac…

Nigeria: Resurgent Jihadist Violence in Northeast Nigeria Part of a Worrying Regional Trend

Abuja, Nigeria -- "They are feeding off shared grievances, limited state presence, and associated security vacuums - as well as gaps in regional security cooperation."

Two ISWAP Top Commanders Ya Muhammad and Abou Dawuda Confirmed Killed in Damboa Encounter

By Zagazola Makama Two top commanders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), identified as Ya Muhammad and Abou Dawuda, have been confirmed killed in an operation by Nigerian troops in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. Zagazola Makama gathered from impeccable sources that the terrorists were neutralized during a recent attack on Damboa town, which was foiled by the ground troops and the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF) aerial bo…