Abuja, Jan 26, 2026 (AFP) - Nigeria Christmas strikes targeted IS Sahel wing: US lieutenant general

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2026-01-26

Christmas Day strikes by the United States on northwest Nigeria targeted militants linked to an Islamic State wing largely active in neighbouring Niger, a top US Africa Command lieutenant general told AFP. "The targets were areas that all terrorist groups from the Sahel use as a staging area. The most recent information we received from the Nigerians was it was ISIS Sahel related," John Brennan said in an interview on the sidelines of a US-Niger......

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