Over 200 Terrorists Killed in US-Nigeria Strike
"AFRICOM, in continued coordination with Nigeria, conducted operations against ISIS (Daesh) fighters in NE Nigeria," AFRICOM said in a post on the US social media platform X. "The targeted operations eliminated more than 200 terrorists, including (ISIS leader) Abu-Bilal al-Minuki. No U.S. or Nigerian forces were harmed."
Nigerian Defense Headquarters spokesperson Samaila Mohammed Uba said the joint operations had significantly degraded terrorist networks across the region, with strikes zeroing in on militant hideouts, logistics bases, and operational infrastructure throughout the area.
Uba confirmed the death toll surpassed 200 fighters and highlighted that the US-Nigerian partnership had meaningfully strengthened Nigerian security forces' capacities in intelligence-driven operations, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
The strikes come against the backdrop of a grinding insurgency that has ravaged Nigeria's northeast for over a decade, propelled largely by Boko Haram and its splinter faction ISWAP. The protracted conflict has claimed tens of thousands of lives and forced millions from their homes, with the states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe bearing the heaviest toll.
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