U.S. Airstrike In Somalia Kills Dozens Of Al-Shabaab Militants

The airstrike killed 52 militants, making it the deadliest operation in months that was carried out by the US in Somalia. US officials said it was ordered after the militant group attacked Somali forces. The US military said on Saturday that it launched an airstrike against the extremist group al-Shabab in Somalia following an attack […]
Army Uncovers Militias’ Base In Benue, Arrests Native Doctor

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had discovered a base used by armed militias terrorising Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states at Tor-Dunga Town in the Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The army added that it also arrested a native doctor, Tordue Gber also known by an alias, Tiv Swem, who allegedly supplied […]
23 Killed In Maiduguri Terrorists Attack

Multiple suicide attacks in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Tuesday claimed 23 lives, the state Police Commissioner, Damien Chukwu revealed wednesday. Those killed were 19 persons, including 12 members of the Civilian JTF, and the four suicide bombers who carried out the attacks. The commissioner, who briefed journalists at one of the scenes of […]
Syria’s Assad Says Taking Aleppo From Rebels Key To Pushing ‘Terrorists’ Back To Turkey

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said on Friday that the Syrian army’s capture of Aleppo, which has come under renewed bombardment in an effort to seize its rebel-held sector, would be “a very important springboard” to pushing “terrorists” back to Turkey. Rescue workers said that Syria’s military backed by Russian warplanes had killed more than 150 […]
EU Earmarks N8bn To Combat Organised Crime, Terrorism In Nigeria

The European Union (EU) has earmarked 36.1 million Euros (about N8 billion) to combat organised crime, trafficking and terrorism in the North East geo-political zone of Nigeria. The delegation of the EU to Nigeria and ECOWAS, in a statement, said three new measures had been adopted to tackle the root causes of irregular migration and […]
Boko Haram Abducted Women and Girls for Sex

Boko Haram may have abducted children and young women in Cameroon for sex exploitation and suicide bombing. Internally displaced persons were also vulnerable to human trafficking by militant groups. Yazan Imra, 18, was abducted from the Nigeria-Cameroon border town of Gambarou and taken to one of the terrorists’ hideouts. For two years, Imra was sexually […]