The US said it has killed about 200 Islamic State-linked fighters in Nigeria since operations began in the West African nation.
Joint operations between the nations have killed IS fighters, dismantled militant checkpoints and destroyed logistical hubs, Rebecca Heyse, director of public affairs at US Africa Command, said on an X space.
“Months of deliberate planning and extensive intelligence sharing” enabled the US to bring its unique military capabilities to bear against jihadist groups in the region, she said.
The US launched its first strike against Islamist militants in northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day at the government’s invitation and has since extended operations into the insurgency’s northeastern epicenter, where an IS leader was killed in May.
Homes and camps of the insurgents are being destroyed and some are escaping from their traditional stronghold and looking for areas where there is relative peace to carry out their various activities, Samaila Uba, spokesman for the Defence Headquarters, said during the session.
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