Nigeria and US Military Operation Kills 175 ISIS Fighters

Abuja. 175 fighters of ISIS and its West African branch ISIL have been killed in a joint military operation by Nigeria and the United States. The Nigerian army has praised the joint operation, calling it part of a campaign to find and eliminate terrorists.

According to the Nigerian Defense Headquarters, checkpoints, arms depots, logistics centers, military equipment, and financial networks of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) affiliated with ISIL were destroyed in air and ground operations conducted in collaboration with the US military's Africa Command (AFRICOM).