Nigeria's military says it has used precision airstrikes to kill at least 35 Islamic militants in the country's northeast.

U.N. counterterrorism experts warn that Islamic State extremists are exploiting instability in Africa and Syria and remain a significant threat in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Europe ...

The Niger army revealed it had killed Ibrahim Bakoura, a leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram in the Lake Chad basin, ...

Niger's army said its soldiers killed a leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram in the Lake Chad basin, but experts cast ...

The Niger army says it killed Boko Haram leader Ibrahim Bakoura in an Aug. 15 airstrike in the Lake Chad region ...

The Niger army said in its statement that Bakura was targeted by a fighter jet early on August 15, calling him a "feared ...

A Nigeria court postponed on Tuesday the beginning of a highly anticipated trial over the killing of dozens of Catholic ...

Rights groups are questioning a multimillion-dollar arms sale by the United States to Nigeria as security forces in the west ...

Northeastern Nigeria, along the borders with Cameroon, Chad and Niger, has seen an uptick in attacks, including against ...

The youngest son of Boko Haram founder has reportedly been arrested in Chad, where he was allegedly leading a jihadist cell, ...