US, Nigeria carry out fresh strikes on Islamic State group
Key takeaways
- The United States and Nigeria carried out air strikes against Islamic State group targets in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday.
- By: FRANCE 24 Nigerian President Bola Tinubu speaks to the media on March 19, 2026.
- The strikes were conducted on Sunday, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement.
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The United States and Nigeria carried out air strikes against Islamic State group targets in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday. The region faces the double threat of attacks from jihadist groups and from criminal gangs that carry out kidnappings, including one that resulted in the abduction of 46 people, most of them children, on Friday.
By: FRANCE 24 Nigerian President Bola Tinubu speaks to the media on March 19, 2026. © Kin Cheung via AP Nigeria and the United States have carried out fresh strikes against the Islamic State (IS) group in northeast Nigeria, the US military said Monday, with the Nigerian army saying at least 20 jihadists were killed.
The strikes were conducted on Sunday, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement.