"The United States and Nigeria conducted fresh strikes on Sunday against so-called Islamic State jihadists in northeast Nigeria's Borno State, the US military said Monday. At least 20 jihadists were killed in the weekend strikes, according to the Nigerian military. The strikes came shortly after another joint operation between the two militaries that killed Abu Bakr al-Mainuki, the deputy leader of the group's local West African "province." Nigeria's military described Mainuki as the world's "most active terrorist.""
"US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement that "no US or Nigerian forces were harmed" in the weekend strikes, adding that intelligence confirmed the targets were Islamic State militants. "The removal of these terrorists diminishes the group's capacity to plan attacks that threaten the safety and security of the US and our partners," AFRICOM added. The raid was the "continuation of coordinated operations against ISIS militants," across Nigeria's restive northeast region, Nigeria's military said, using another name for the jihadist group."
"His assassination marked the first successful targeting of a senior militant leader by Nigeria's security forces after more than a decade of insurgency by a number of armed groups in the north, including Boko Haram. Nigeria's military described Mainuki as the world's "most active terrorist." The strikes came shortly after another joint operation between the two militaries that killed Abu Bakr al-Mainuki, the deputy leader of the group's local West African "province.""
The United States and Nigeria carried out coordinated strikes against Islamic State jihadists in northeast Nigeria’s Borno State. The US military reported that no US or Nigerian forces were harmed and that intelligence confirmed the targets were Islamic State militants. Nigeria’s military said at least 20 jihadists were killed during the weekend strikes. The strikes followed a prior joint operation that killed Abu Bakr al-Mainuki, deputy leader of the group’s local West African “province,” described by Nigeria as the world’s “most active terrorist.” The operations were presented as continuation of coordinated efforts across Nigeria’s restive northeast region to reduce the militants’ ability to plan attacks.
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