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Nigerian soldiers run while singing during training in Monguno, Borno state, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025. (Photo by JORIS BOLOMEY/AFP via Getty Images)
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US to send 200 troops to Nigeria to train African nation's military

The United States is planning to send about 200 troops to Nigeria to train the African nation's military to fight Islamist militants, a US official has said

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 February, 2026
Nigerian soldiers from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) stand guard in Monguno, Borno state, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025. (Photo by JORIS BOLOMEY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Nigerian army said it killed a Boko Haram commander and 10 militants

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 February, 2026
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Trump claims Christians in Nigeria face 'existential threat'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 October, 2025
Nigerian soldiers from the Multinational Joint Task Force drive around in pick-ups during training at the MNJTF military base, Sector 3 Headquarters, in Monguno, Borno state, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025. (Photo by JORIS BOLOMEY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Nigerian military says its airstrikes killed 35 militants

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 August, 2025
Boko Haram attacked farmers near Pulka in Borno State in Nigeria [Getty]
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Boko Haram jihadists kill at least 14 Nigerian farmers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 April, 2025
Army tanks were seen in the streets before and during the alleged attack by Boko Haram
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Assault on Chad presidential complex leaves 19 dead

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 January, 2025
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Suspected jihadists kill 11 farmers in northeast Nigeria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 June, 2023
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Niger says it has picked up 1,400 Boko Haram followers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 May, 2023
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Niger troops kill 5 militants in southeast: governor

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 December, 2022
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11 worshippers injured in mosque attack in south Nigeria

The New Arab Staff
02 December, 2022
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Niger army kills seven suspected 'terrorists': ministry

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 September, 2022
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Nigeria: Scores of jihadists drown fleeing air strikes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 September, 2022
A banner for and the names of Nigeria's remaining Chibok girls.
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Nigeria: 2 Chibok girls escape years after Boko Haram kidnap

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 July, 2022
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Jihadis attack jail in Nigeria's capital, 600 inmates escape

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 July, 2022
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11 Boko Haram 'terrorists' killed by Niger forces: govt

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 July, 2022
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IS media campaign calls for jihadist migration to Africa

The New Arab Staff
18 June, 2022
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Suspected jihadists kill 6 fishermen in Cameroon: official

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 June, 2022
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16 new names added to Saudi terror list

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 June, 2022
Niger government forces clashed with Boko Haram jihadists [Getty]
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Niger says army killed 40 jihadists on Lake Chad islands

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 May, 2022
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UN chief backs Nigeria's integration of insurgents

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 May, 2022
Local hunter known as Vigilante armed with locally made gun is seen on a pick up truck in Yola city of Adamawa State in Nigeria before he moves to border region between Nigeria and Cameroon to support Nigerian army fighting with Boko Haram militants on December 06, 2014
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The rise of jihadist groups in Africa

Stasa Salacanin
04 November, 2021