Nigeria-US strikes kill three senior ISWAP leaders

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Nigeria-US strikes kill three senior ISWAP leaders  Nigerian forces, working alongside the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), say they have killed three senior ISWAP commanders in a new wave of joint air and ground strikes in the country’s northeast, bringing the total number of ISIS-linked militants killed to 175 since the operations began.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2026/05/20/nigeria-us-strikes-kill-three-senior-iswap-leaders  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Three senior Islamic State West Africa province figures have been killed as Nigeria forces working alongside the United States Africa

00:08Command intensified joint operations in the country's northeast.

00:11Nigeria's defense headquarters said on Tuesday, Abdul Wahab, accused of coordinating attacks and propagating for ISWAP, was among those killed

00:20alongside senior operatives Abu Musa al-Mangawi and Abu al-Mutana al-Muhajir.

00:26The military says the strike also destroyed weapons, caches, logistic hubs, checkpoints and financing networks used by ISIS-linked fighters

00:36in the region.

00:36Authorities say a total of 175 militants have been killed since the operations began.

00:43Nigeria says the campaign with AFRICOM will continue as both countries seek to weaken jihadist networks across West Africa.

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