03/02/2026
US military deploys team to Nigeria to assist in fight against ISIS
STUTTGART, Germany ? A team of U.S. military specialists has been installed in Nigeria to help that country in its battle against Islamic militants, the top U.S. commander for Africa said Tuesday. U.S. Africa Command?s Gen. Dagvin Anderson said the move came after recent talks in Rome with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who in late December greenlighted American airstrikes in the country that targeted Islamic militants. Anderson, speaking during a virtual news conference from his AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, said he and...
