Nigerian Airforce hits hard on Islamic State terrorists in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, says its Air Task Force, ATF, of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has degraded an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP)...
Home / Threats / Boko Haram ‣ Events Archive
See Entity Detail Info 
Boko Haram terrorists killed five Nigerian troops
Five Nigerian Soldiers have been reportedly killed by the breakaway faction of the Boko Haram backed by the Islamic State. In a footage seen by...
ISIS-backed Boko Haram terrorist group raids army base in north-eastern Nigeria
Islamist militants raided a military base in northeast Nigeria, killing a policeman and a local resident, witnesses said Thursday. Fighters in 13 vehicles late Wednesday...
Islamic State enforced leadership change in West Africa province
Islamic State’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has apparently imposed a change in the leadership of its West Africa province affiliate, audio recordings have revealed. ISIS...
ISIS-backed Boko Haram faction allegedly gets new leader
The leader of an Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram may have been replaced, sources say, against a backdrop of speculation as to his fate...
African Union security chief warns that the terrorism is expanding in Sahel
Terrorism is expanding, Chergui told journalists on the sidelines of an AU summit in Addis Ababa, pointing in particular to countries on the Sahara's southern...
Terror resurgence and economic woes threaten Nigerian president’s re-election hopes
Since Alejo Fred lost his job as an engineer two years ago, he has been earning a living by salvaging sellable items from trash. “There...
The ISIS branch in West Africa could disrupt elections
The activities of a terrorist group, Islamic State’s West Africa Province, an affiliate of ISIS, could affect the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria, a report...
After Nigerian army abandoned town Boko Haram terrorists slaughtered at least 60 people
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram killed at least 60 people in the northeast Nigerian town of Rann on Monday, a day after it was...
Islamic State terrorist group claims attack on Nigeria troops in Dikwa
Islamic State claimed fighters from its West Africa province affiliate attacked Nigerian military personnel in Dikwa in northeast Nigeria, while military sources told AF
Four civilians killed in a terrorist attack in Niger
At least four civilians were killed in the night from Monday to Tuesday in an attack attributed to the Boko Haram terrorist group in Bosso,...
Islamic State claims responsibility for killing at least 30 Nigerian soldiers
Islamic State said on Sunday it had killed 30 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on Jan. 26 at Lomani village in the country's northeastern Borno...