Islamic State in Africa: Affiliates and Competition

... island strongholds in that area that was home to arms depots and prisons of IS-WA. Hundreds of fighters on both sides were then killed in action. The clashes fueled internal divisions within IS-WA, resulting in several hundred fighters defecting from IS to Boko Haram. All of this led to a temporary weakening of IS capabilities in northeastern Nigeria, which government and regional counterterrorism forces took advantage of by launching their own offensive in April 2023. So far, these actions have not led ...