AFRICOM disclosed this in a statement posted on its official X account on Wednesday, stating that the operation targeted ISIS elements operating in the region and resulted in the elimination of several senior commanders.
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced that more than 200 ISIS fighters were killed during coordinated counterterrorism operations carried out in Northeast Nigeria in collaboration with Nigerian authorities.
AFRICOM disclosed this in a statement posted on its official X account on Wednesday, stating that the operation targeted ISIS elements operating in the region and resulted in the elimination of several senior commanders.
According to the U.S. military command, no American or Nigerian personnel were harmed during the operation.
“AFRICOM, in continued coordination with Nigeria, conducted operations against ISIS fighters in NE Nigeria. No U.S. or Nigerian forces were harmed,” the command stated.
