Joint U.S.-Nigeria Strikes Kill Scores of Militants
The Nigerian military has announced that a joint U.S.-Nigeria operation has inflicted "significant damage" on local militants, killing scores of fighters.
The U.S. and Nigerian militaries conducted fresh airstrikes against militants in northern Nigeria, just days after announcing the death of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, who was considered a key commander of the insurgent groups.
In a statement, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said the strikes, which targeted ISIS militants, took place on Sunday and resulted in no casualties among U.S. or Nigerian forces.
Northern Nigeria continues to face a dual threat from terrorist networks and criminal gangs that terrorize villages and carry out mass kidnappings. The ongoing insecurity has previously drawn criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump, who raised concerns over the persecution of Nigeria's Christian population
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At least 100 civilians were reportedly killed in a Nigerian military airstrike that hit Tumfa market in Zamfara State. Amnesty International is calling for an investigation, saying the strike was the latest deadly attack to kill civilians. The military denies that civilians were harmed.
The aerial bombardment occurred, the same day another Nigerian Air Force operation targeting bandits struck
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President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigeria's security crisis had worsened to the point of causing him and many citizens sleepless nights. However, Tinubu declared that Nigeria will defeat terrorism and banditry, describing the security threats as unacceptable and alien to the nation's core values.
Speaking at the opening of the second National Economic Council Conference in Abuja, Tinubu assured
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Four unexploded missiles believed to have been among the 16 Tomahawk warheads fired on Nigerian targets by the U.S. Africa Command on December 25, 2025 have been discovered by local residents and Nigerian police, according to a post on X by Trevor Ball, a researcher with Bellingcat, a Netherlands-based investigative journalism collective. "Residents of Zugurma in Mashegu local government area of Niger State were thrown into
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Few details have been released about the United States airstrikes on Christmas Day launched from MQ-9 Reaper drones against camps linked to Islamic State-aligned militants in north-western Nigeria's Sokoto state.
No civilian casualties have been reported. ''Multiple ISIS terrorists were killed in the ISIS camps,'' the U.S. Africa Command (Africom) said in a statement on December 26.
Among those
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MQ-9 Reaper drones were used in previous U.S. strikes against Islamic State (ISIS) militants.
