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Abuja, Dec 27, 2025 (AFP) - US strikes targeted IS militants, Lakurawa jihadists: Nigerian govt

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2025-12-27
US air strikes in Nigeria this week targeted Islamic State militants from the Sahel who were in the country to work with the Lakurawa jihadist group and "bandit" gangs, a spokesman for the Nigerian president told AFP Saturday. "ISIS found their way through the Sahel to go and assist the Lakurawa and the bandits with supplies and with training," Daniel Bwala, a spokesman for President Bola Tinubu, told AFP, giving more details about the strikes ca......
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Abuja, Dec 27, 2025 (AFP) - US strikes targeted IS militants, Lakurawa jihadists, Nigeria says
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Abuja, Dec 27, 2025 (AFP) - US strikes targeted IS militants, Lakurawa jihadists: Nigerian govt
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