Islamic State – West Africa Province
Tracked across 33 events · 767 articles · First seen Oct 31, 2025 · Last active May 28, 2026
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International
Impact: Islamic State – West Africa Province, alongside Boko Haram, carried out attacks in Nigeria — Borno State, leading to the deaths of security personnel and a hunter, and destroying property.
Apr 04, 2026 · 9 articles
International
Six suspected members of the Islamic State – West Africa Province, including a bomb expert named Abu Umar, were killed on May 16, 2026, when an improvised explosive device (IED) they were assembling detonated prematurely…
Impact: The premature IED detonation killed six members of Islamic State – West Africa Province, including a key bomb expert, significantly disrupting their IED operations and degrading their operational capability in the Marte axis.
May 16, 2026 · 6 articles
Accidents
Boko Haram and Islamic State – West Africa Province terrorists abducted 42 students and children from Primary and Junior Government Day Secondary School Mussa in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Nigeria — Borno State, Nigeria,…
Impact: Islamic State – West Africa Province, in conjunction with Boko Haram, carried out the abduction of 42 individuals from a school in Nigeria — Borno State.
May 16, 2026 · 7 articles
Accidents
Suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State – West Africa Province terrorists invaded Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Nigeria — Borno State on Friday, May 15, 2026. An unspecified…
Impact: Islamic State – West Africa Province is mentioned as potentially involved in the attack alongside Boko Haram, further complicating the security situation.
May 15, 2026 · 15 articles
Domestic
Impact: Abubakar Malami was allegedly planning to join a group affiliated with Islamic State – West Africa Province/Lakurawa, highlighting the ongoing threat posed by this group.
Apr 04, 2026 · 6 articles
Domestic
Impact: Islamic State – West Africa Province (ISWAP) received logistical support in the form of fuel from Suleman Abdullahi, which the court's action aims to disrupt.
Apr 07, 2026 · 6 articles
International
United States President Donald Trump announced that American and Nigerian forces killed 2026 United States intervention in Nigeria, the global second-in-command of the Islamic State, in a joint military operation in Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu…
Impact: 2026 United States intervention in Nigeria served as a senior commander of the Islamic State – West Africa Province and oversaw operations connected to the Lake Chad division, indicating a disruption to its leadership.
May 16, 2026 · 235 articles
International
Impact: Islamic State – West Africa Province (ISWAP) is cited as another radical Islamist group contributing to the violence against Christians in Nigeria.
Oct 31, 2025 · 8 articles
Domestic
Impact: The Islamic State – West Africa Province is a terror organization that the United States — United States Department of State allegedly linked to the defendants, though Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza denied being questioned about it initially.
Mar 04, 2026 · 7 articles
International
Boko Haram militants launched a late-night assault on the Barka Tolorom island military base in Chad's Lake Chad region, killing at least 23 Chadian soldiers and wounding 26 others. Chadian forces engaged the attackers, repelling…
Impact: Islamic State – West Africa Province is mentioned as a rival splinter group to Boko Haram, also operating in the Lake Chad region.
May 05, 2026 · 16 articles
International
The United Nations human rights chief, Volker Türk, has demanded independent investigations into reports of separate air attacks by Nigerian and Chadian forces in northern Nigeria that allegedly killed over 100 civilians. On May 10,…
Impact: The Islamic State – West Africa Province (ISWAP) is mentioned as another armed group against which military operations must comply with international law.
May 13, 2026 · 7 articles
Accidents
More than 50 children, mostly aged between two and five, were kidnapped from three schools in Mussa, Nigeria — Borno State, Nigeria, on Friday morning. Gunmen, suspected to be from Boko Haram, used the children…
Impact: Islamic State – West Africa Province is a rival faction to Boko Haram in the region, mentioned in the context of the ongoing conflict.
May 16, 2026 · 6 articles
International
Impact: Islamic State – West Africa Province is a terrorist group whose hideouts Governor Babagana Zulum urged the military to dismantle, though not directly involved in the main event.
Dec 10, 2025 · 7 articles
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