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Wulgo and Amchidé camps were also both dismantled and vacated by Cameroonian troops, the Wulgo camp is in Nigeria but was under Cameroonian armed forces, the material, human and morale losses from the Burn the Camps campaign is pushing troops to regroup and concentrate manpower.
Following multiple attacks by ISWAP on the military bases of Soueram and Sagme throughout the year, both towns and their respective bases were completed vacated by the army and every governmental service, leaving ISWAP to take over the towns and administer them.
JNIM reports attacking a Burkinabe VDP militia position in the town of Boulsa (?), hopefully I got the name wrong because it's quite a big town.
JNIM at Pibaore today at the typical 'AES roundabout', the Burkinabe flag was removed and thrown to the ground, it seems the attack was successful.
JNIM attack ongoing against a Burkinabe army position in Pibaore, about 35km south east of Kaya.
JNIM claims targeting a patrol of the Malian army and Africa Corps south of Bourem at noon today with an IED.
Burkinabe Ambassador to the USA presented his diplomatic credentials to President Trump.
JNIM attack ongoing against a Burkinabe army position in Pibaore, about 35km south east of Kaya.
This morning, suspected ISCAP terrorists stormed the town of Komanda, Ituri, NE DRC, and killed 40+ Christians and burned parts of the town, ISCAP sees this as retaliation to the joint UPDF-FARDC offensive against them.
A Puntland soldier shot and killed 3 tax officers in Garowe, Puntland, psychiatric professionals mention that he may be suffering from PTSD after fighting IS-Somal in the Cal Miskaad, many more soldiers still suffer from mental health issues after withdrawing from the mountains.
A #Puntland soldier who last week killed three #Garowe local government tax officers in a shooting was captured on Thursday evening. Verified videos on his TikTok account, reviewed by Puntland Mirror, show that he was one of the Puntland soldiers who fought against ISIS in the…
ISWAP’s Farouk Wilayah’s governance in action: - Warning against civilian collaboration with the military, including taking photos of fighters. - Provision of drugs and food items to civilians living in the Wilayah - Religious outreach Defeating ISWAP requires a lot.
“By embedding itself within local communities through service delivery, economic regulation, and religious legitimacy, ISWAP transforms from a mere militant group into a parallel governing authority.” thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2025/…
Senegal bans nightly motorcycle circulation in the Bakel area bordering Mali, citing security concerns, this comes around 3 weeks after a JNIM assault on Diboli, a Malian town on the border with Senegal.
This same source also told me of extensive support networks already running in Senegal specifically, before that I was expecting attacks to come from Mali to Senegal but the chances of attacks launched directly from Senegalese soil are rising, it's likely only a matter of months.
Puntland media says the "final blow" against IS-Somal is only "days away".
M.Mubarak, head of Puntland security coordination office, claims that the PDF killed about 800 of the total 950-1,100 IS-Somal fighters (72.73-84.21% of IS-Somal manpower) in the past 7 months of war in Cal Miskaad, Puntland President expects IS-Somal to be destroyed before 2026.
ISWAP/JAS attacked a Nigerian army position in Limankara on the night between the 24th and 25th July, Nigerian army sources claim the attack was repelled but a soldier was killed and another injured, casualties among terrorists are unknown.