The attack near the Lake Chad Basin is the largest U.S. operation in Nigeria since American troops deployed in February.

Human intelligence penetrated deep local networks to kill ISIS West Africa commander al-Minuki, described as the group's biggest loss in years.

President Trump announced Friday night that US and Nigerian forces killed ISIS’s second in command in a “very complex mission.” “Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield,

In the past six months, Nigeria has seemingly received more attention in U.S. media than ever before. Unfortunately, most of that attention has centered on terrorist attacks and killings. It is true that Nigeria is confronting a multipronged security crisis,

The United States has identified Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin as critical fronts in its 2026 counterterrorism strategy, warning that extremist groups operating across Africa remain a growing threat to global security.