Nigeria says joint strikes with the US have killed 175 Islamic State group fighters
The strikes also destroyed checkpoints, weapons caches and financial networks used by ISWAP, officials said, as U.S. involvement in Nigeria grows.
- On Tuesday, the Nigerian Defence Headquarters and United States Africa Command announced joint air strikes killed 175 Islamic State fighters in Nigeria's northeast, destroying checkpoints, weapons caches, and financial networks.
- These strikes followed the killing late last week of Abu Bilal al-Minuki, the jihadist group's global second-in-command, marking the first successful targeting of a senior militant in over a decade of insurgency in Nigeria.
- Military operations also neutralized senior leaders Abd-al Wahhab, Abu Musa al-Mangawi, and Abu al-Muthanna al-Muhajir, who coordinated attacks, propaganda, and media production for the militant group.
- The joint operation signals active U.S. involvement beyond previous advisory roles; President Bola Tinubu thanked President Donald Trump for his "leadership and unwavering support."
- AFRICOM commander General Dagvin Anderson stated Africa has become the "epicenter of global terrorism," warning that U.S. security interests depend on maintaining regional partnerships amid growing intelligence gaps.
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U.S., Nigeria strikes kill 175 ISIS militants in northeast Nigeria
U.S. and Nigerian forces have killed 175 ISIS militants in a series of strikes in northeast Nigeria, including several senior leaders involved in external operations, financing and propaganda, according to military officials. The latest strikes were carried out on Monday by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) in coordination with the Nigerian government. The command said intelligence confirmed the targets were ISIS militants, but complete assessments …
Nigeria and the U.S. have killed at least 175 fighters from the Islamic State group, including the jihadist leader. The insurgency by the Islamic group has caused more than 40,000 deaths since 2009.
Joint Nigeria-US strikes kill 175 Islamic State group fighters, both militaries say
Some 175 militants belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group were killed in joint Nigerian-US strikes in Nigeria's northeast in recent days, both militaries said Tuesday. Washington sent troops to the…
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