The Nigerian military says a new operation with U.S. forces has killed over 20 Islamic State militants in Borno state.

Nigerian Military Confirms Killing of ISIS Leader Abu Bilal al-Minuki in Joint Operation with US

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Saturday confirmed President Donald Trump's announcement that US and Nigerian forces killed a senior Islamic State (IS) group senior leader in a…

Nigerian and United States forces have carried out what appears to be their second publicly known joint anti-ISIS operation in Nigeria, targeting senior militant leader Abu Bilal…

President Donald Trump says a joint U.S. and Nigerian operation has killed a top Islamic State leader in Nigeria.

Officials said a joint operation in the West African country killed the group’s alleged second in command. | World News

The army said the operation was conducted by troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), a joint task force in the North-east, and the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM).

Trump made the announcement of the joint operation to take out Abu-Bilal al-Mainuki in a late-night social media post Friday that offered few details.

The Nigerian military has announced the elimination of more than 20 suspected ISIS/ISWAP fighters in fresh coordinated airstrike operations carried out with the support of the…

Nigerian troops and the US Africa Command killed over 20 ISWAP fighters in coordinated air strikes in North-East Nigeria, the Defence Headquarters reports.

The US Africa Command announced the strikes days after Trump claimed to have killed the group's second-in-command.

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The Nigerian military says a new operation with U.S. forces has killed over 20 Islamic State militants in Borno state.

U.S. Africa Command released footage of recent airstrikes in Nigeria that killed over 20 ISIS militants, an operation aimed at weakening the terror group.

The US Africa Command said on Monday it had carried out additional airstrikes against Daesh targets in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday, in coordination with the Nigerian…

Nigeria and the US conduct strikes on Islamic State militants in northeast Nigeria, targeting key jihadist leaders.

The United States and Nigeria carried out air strikes against Islamic State group targets in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday. The region faces the double threat of attacks from…

Ongoing operation follows killing of Islamic State's second-in-command, Abu Bilal al-Minuki, a Nigerian citizen

The joint strikes come shortly after the US and Nigeria announced killing a high-profile IS leader. Meanwhile, residents reported a gunmen attack which killed at least 10 in the…

The Nigerian military says 175 Islamic State fighters have been killed over the past few days in a joint operation with the United States.

ABUJA: Nigerian forces, working with the United States, have killed 175 Daesh militants in a series of joint air and ground strikes in the country’s northeast in recent days, the…