JAMA'ATU AHLIS SUNNA LIDDA'AWATI WAL-JIHAD (JAS) Archives

New Details Shed Light On Sadiku, The Terrorist Behind Nigerian Massacre

Global UpfrontMar 23, 2026March 23, 20260

By Africa Defense Forum Nigeria was shaken after members of a Boko Haram offshoot killed about 200 people and kidnapped 38 on 3 February. Some

Terror Financing: Nigeria’s Dark Underbelly

Global UpfrontJan 25, 2026January 25, 20260

By Sola Shittu For more than a decade, Nigeria has battled terrorism with guns, boots, and battlefield strategies. From aerial bombardments to ground offensives in

Terrorism: 6 Farmers Killed In Night Attack On Wawa Village, Borgu LGA, Niger State.

Global UpfrontJan 24, 2026January 24, 20260

By Zagazola Makama At least six farmers were killed late Thursday night when armed assailants stormed Wawa Village, Borgu Local Government, Niger State and opened

Terrorism: NAF Jets, Ground Troops Clear Multiple Settlements In Shiroro LGA, Neutralize IEDs During Clearance Operation

Global UpfrontJan 23, 2026January 23, 20260

By Zagazola Makama Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army have successfully cleared multiple settlements in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, neutralizing Improvised Explosive

ISWAP Kills 10 JAS Fighters In Kukawa As Rivalry Clashes Escalates

Global UpfrontJan 12, 2026January 12, 20260

By Zagazola Makama No fewer than 10 fighters of the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) were killed on January 8 during a night attack

EXCLUSIVE: Expanding JAS/ANSARU–JNIM Violence Signals Growing Jihadist Threat In Niger–Kwara States’ Corridor

Global UpfrontJan 11, 2026January 11, 20260

By Zagazola Makama Recent attacks by terrorists linked to Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), Ansaru splinter factions and the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM)

Christian Genocide: A Glance At Amupitan’s Legal Brief

Global UpfrontNov 14, 2025November 14, 20251

By Aliyu U. Tilde (Caution: This is a long read) We will write herein facts that even Professor J. O. Amupitan, the current INEC Chairman,

Exclusive: Boko Haram–ISWAP Rivalry Escalates Into Full-scale Territorial War Across Lake Chad Basin Island Corridors

Global UpfrontNov 9, 2025November 9, 20251

By Zagazola Makama The Lake Chad Basin is witnessing a dangerous escalation in insurgent-on-insurgent warfare, as a fresh wave of violent clashes between rival jihadist

Scores Killed As Boko Haram, ISWAP Resume Deadly Supremacy Clashes; Reconciliation Fails in Lake Chad Basin

Global UpfrontOct 29, 2025October 29, 20250

By Zagazola Makama Fresh clashes have erupted between fighters of Boko Haram’s Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) faction and the Islamic State West Africa

Terrorist Resurgence in Lake Chad Basin Leads to More Attacks Against Civilians, Military

Global UpfrontOct 24, 2025October 24, 20250

By ADF Civilians in the Lake Chad basin are reporting more attacks by terrorists who loot their property and sometimes kidnap their female family members.