US bombs target ISIL in Nigeria: What’s really going on? | Boko Haram News

US bombs target ISIL in Nigeria: What’s really going on? | Boko Haram News

The United States has launched “powerful and deadly” strikes against groups it claims are affiliated with ISIL (ISIS) in Nigeria, President Donald Trump said on Thursday. The unprecedented Christmas Day strikes came after weeks of accusations from Trump and top Republicans about an alleged “Christian genocide” they say has been enabled by the Nigerian government….

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Africa: Terror Threat Posed By ISIL ‘Remains Volatile and Complex,’ Security Council Hears

Africa: Terror Threat Posed By ISIL ‘Remains Volatile and Complex,’ Security Council Hears

The threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL – known more widely in the Middle East as Da’esh – remains dynamic and diverse, with Africa currently experiencing the highest level of activity worldwide. While multiple Da’esh leaders have perished in the past few years, “the group has managed to retain its operational capacity“, Vladimir Voronkov,…

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