Anti-jihadist fight - US special forces had been working alongside the ... army against Boko Haram and rival Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) jihadists in the southeast close to Nigeria.

Britain is significantly stepping up its military support in West Africa to help combat the world's fastest growing Islamist-led insurgency. Over the past month, British troops have been helping ...

He was killed after US special forces raided a remote mountainous cave complex hoping to capture him. "Al-Sudani was responsible for fostering the growing presence of ISIS in Africa," Defence ...