Nigeria
US, Nigerian forces kill senior ISIS leader in strategic blow to terror group
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said in a statement on Saturday that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was killed “along with several of his lieutenants” in a joint strike with the US.
US and Nigeria eliminate ISIS leader Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in joint operation, Trump says
From Nicholas Donin to today: Jewish critics of Zionism, identity - opinion
South Africa’s anti-foreigner violence spreads as Nigerians seek way out
Twenty killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
The assaults are part of a surge by Boko Haram and its Islamic State splinter ISWAP, who have stepped up deadly attacks on military bases and villages in Nigeria's insurgency-hit northeast.
Attack on Nigeria church leaves five dead, army rescues 31 civilians taken hostage
The army said the attack had taken place during an Easter church service in Ariko village in the Kachia local government Area. Troops were in pursuit of the attackers, it added.
Gunmen kill at least 30 in attack on university community in Nigeria's Plateau state
The Plateau state government said the gunmen were unknown and imposed a 48-hour curfew in the district. The University of Jos suspended examinations due to start on Monday.
Middle East realignment: Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan are reshaping US-Iran relations - opinion
Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan’s mediation between the US and Iran signals a new regional alignment with implications for Israel’s regional influence.
'Barbaric, inhumane': Casualties feared as multiple blasts rock Nigeria's Maiduguri
Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum, in a statement, said the explosions had claimed victims and injured others, without elaborating or saying who was responsible.
US pressure is forcing action on anti-Christian violence, Nigerian Christian leader tells 'Post'
RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: A Nigerian Christian leader told 'The Jerusalem Post’ that the Trump administration is forcing authorities to intervene in Islamist killings.
Al Qaeda, Islamic State ramp up violence in West Africa’s tri-border region, report shows
The findings underscore the accelerating spread of jihadist groups in West Africa, where governments and foreign militaries have struggled for more than a decade to contain their advance.
At least 50 dead, women and children abducted in armed raid on Nigerian village
Armed men attacked Tungan Dutse village in Nigeria, killing at least 50 people and abducting women and children. The attack highlights ongoing insecurity in northern Nigeria.
Suspected Lakurawa militants kill 34 in coordinated attacks on Nigerian villages
The gunmen swept through villages in the remote border district, opening fire in what survivors described as highly organized, indiscriminate attacks.
Nigerian troops repelled simultaneous assaults by Islamist terrorists on military bases in Borno
Borno, the epicenter of Nigeria's 17-year Islamist insurgency, has seen Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters intensify attacks on both troops and civilians.
