### [2026-05-19](/feed/2026/05/19/index.md)

##### Boko Haram insurgency
# U.S. African Command says that U.S. and Nigerian forces have launched airstrikes on a ISIS camp in Nigeria. 




### Sources:

1. [Peoples Gazette](https://gazettengr.com/u-s-nigerian-forces-launch-third-attack-on-isis-camp-in-north-east/)

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