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Inside Operation HADIN KAI: Gains, Evolving Threats And The Battle For Narrative In Nigeria’s North-East

Global UpfrontMay 6, 2026May 6, 20260

By Zagazola Makama The Theatre Commander, North-East Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, says Nigeria’s counter-insurgency campaign has recorded significant

U.S. Airstrikes In Northern Nigeria: Possible Windfalls, As Well As Dangers

Global UpfrontJan 6, 2026January 6, 20260

By Olayinka Ajala A month before the US carried out its Christmas day attack on militants linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in north-western

Terrorist ‘Domino Effect’ Threatens West Africa

Global UpfrontDec 18, 2025December 18, 20250

By ADF As Sahel-based terrorist groups continue to look southward to expand their territory, resources, recruitment base and illicit trafficking, officials are urging West Africa’s

Bamako Is Under Pressure, Not Under Siege: The Difference And Why It Matters

Global UpfrontNov 20, 2025November 20, 20250

By Lamine Doumbia & Mahamadou Bassirou Tangara Mali has been struggling for over a decade to defeat “jihadists” around Gao, Kidal and Ségou. Jama’at Nusrat

Our Military Must Counter Boko Haram’s Drone Threats Swiftly

Global UpfrontNov 10, 2025November 10, 20251

Daily Trust Editorial, Monday November 10, 2025 Terrorist groups in Nigeria—Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP)—have intensified their guerrilla warfare

Shadow Governments: Using Extortion Disguised as Taxes, Terrorist Groups Try to Hold Power in Areas They Control

Global UpfrontSep 8, 2025September 8, 20250

By ADF Somalia, which has been engulfed in conflict since 2009, now has two systems struggling to exert control — the established federal, regional and