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 northwestern Katsina State.

The Nigerian president called the strike a 'significant example of effective collaboration in the fight against terrorism'.

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…

Unites States' African Command on Monday carried out additional kinetic strikes against ISIS in Northeastern Nigeria.