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The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a "high-profile commander" of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) linked to the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. The suspect, identified as Sani Yusuf, is the sixth person arrested...

The Digest: Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have intercepted and set ablaze three trucks loaded with fish at Mile-forty area of Magumeri Local Government Area in Borno State. The attack occurred around 1:00 p.m. on Thursday as drivers transported fish to Maiduguri. A security source confirmed all...

The Digest: At least eight Nigerian soldiers were killed and 23 others injured in a raid by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on a military base at Cross Kauwa village in Borno State, security sources told AFP. About 70 militants on motorcycles attacked the base on Monday...

The Digest: The first batch of United States troops and five military aircraft have arrived in north-east Nigeria ahead of a joint offensive against ISWAP terrorists, according to The New York Times and counter-terrorism researcher Brant Philip. A US aircraft touched down in Maiduguri on...

The Digest: Four soldiers have been killed and several others injured following an attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on multiple security installations in the Auno community, Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. The attack, which occurred on the...

The Digest: Suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents have ambushed Nigerian military personnel near Damasak, Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State, capturing 13 soldiers and killing seven others, including a commanding officer recently promoted to lieutenant...

The Digest: Nigerian Air Force precision strikes have killed more than 10 ISWAP fighters in Borno and Yobe states, part of a sustained aerial campaign that reflects a war increasingly fought not only on the ground, but through the unblinking eyes of technology Key Points: NAF air strikes...

The Digest: The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has significantly expanded its drone capability and is preparing coordinated aerial attacks on military positions in Yobe and Borno. Key Points : ISWAP has acquired about 35 new drones transported via the Lake Chad corridor. The...

The Digest: The Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) has released footage showing a Christian village in Adamawa State ablaze, accompanied by a statement declaring all Christians in Nigeria as "legitimate targets." The terrorist group issued an ultimatum for Christians to convert to...

The Digest: The United States has resumed intelligence and reconnaissance operations over Nigeria’s Sambisa forest, signaling continued military engagement just days after conducting airstrikes against ISIS targets in Sokoto. Key Points: Surveillance flights resumed on Saturday following a...

The Digest: Two suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters have been arrested in Lagos, the nation’s commercial capital. The suspects, Modu Gana and Ibrahim Dugge, were apprehended by State Security Service (SSS) operatives in Apapa, signaling potential attempts by the...

The Digest: Nigerian troops, in coordination with the Civilian Joint Task Force, have intercepted two pick-up vans carrying a significant logistical consignment intended for ISWAP terrorists in Borno State. Key Points: The operation followed human intelligence on the movement of supplies...

The Digest: Nigerian Army troops have successfully repelled a coordinated ISWAP terrorist assault on the Forward Operating Base Mairari in Borno, neutralizing two vehicle-borne explosives and inflicting heavy casualties. Key Points: The attack, involving two Vehicle-Borne Improvised...

The Digest: Suspected ISWAP militants have abducted 13 teenage female farmers in Askira-Uba, Borno State, amid a devastating wave of mass kidnappings targeting schools and communities across northern Nigeria. As the nation relives the trauma of Chibok, with students and worshippers repeatedly...

The Digest: The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has published censored images and personal WhatsApp chats of the late Brigadier General Musa UBA. The graphic content featured in the group's Al-Naba newspaper follows an ambush that killed the senior officer and other personnel in...

The Digest: The Islamic State West Africa Province has confirmed the execution of Brigade Commander M Uba, publishing interrogation photos hours after the Nigerian Army declared him safe from an ambush, marking a significant escalation in the conflict. Key Points: ISWAP published photos in...

The Digest: Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters ambushed a Nigerian Army convoy in Borno State, reportedly abducting a serving Brigadier General and killing several soldiers and Civilian JTF members. Key Points: ISWAP ambushed a Nigerian military convoy in Borno State on...

The Digest: A fierce inter-factional war has erupted between Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), leaving over 100 terrorists dead in a series of brutal clashes. According to security analysts, Boko Haram fighters appear to be gaining the upper hand, overrunning...

The Digest: Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu has declared a decisive new phase in counter-terrorism operations, telling troops in Maiduguri they must deliver a final blow to Boko Haram and ISWAP with newly provided combat resources. Key Points: Shaibu addressed Operation HADIN KAI...

The Digest: Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters launched simultaneous assaults on military positions and communities across Borno and Yobe states. The attacks, occurring between midnight and early Thursday, targeted Mafa, Dikwa, Marte, and Ajiri in Borno, as well...