Islamic State claims first attacks in North-west Nigeria
The claims were published in Al-Naba, an Islamic States’ weekly propaganda magazine published on Thursdays.
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The claims were published in Al-Naba, an Islamic States’ weekly propaganda magazine published on Thursdays.
Reactive counter-terrorism posture risks entrenching armed groups in a new corridor linking northwest to southwest Nigeria.
The police spokesperson in Kebbi State, Bashir Usman, said the attack occurred around 8:30 p.m.
The American operation exposes the risks to Africa posed by AFRICOM’s push for relevance under Trump’s second term.
Sustained pressure and cross-border operations, not sporadic airstrikes, are needed to halt the group’s rapid transnational expansion.
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