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At least three #Ansaru leaders lost their lives after an explosive went off in their camp. The deceased were Bawa, Mallam and Salisu. Bawa was only top Fulani leader among the #Ansaru terror. It was said the incident happened in Damari forest in Katsina state. Details later
Abdullah Makera who deputized Mallam Musa sustained a serious injury in his right leg. A local source said the explosive was mounted by a rival group suspected to be #BokoHaram fighters in collaboration with bandit leader identified as Baushe.
Prior to this attack, #Ansaru have been gaining more ground in forest occupied by bandits and other #BokoHaram elements in Birnin Gwari and neighboring communities in Katsina, Niger and Zamfara state
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#Nigeria 🇳🇬: #AQ-allied #Ansaru released an #EidAlFitr video on November (it was probably scheduled to be released in 2022).
An interesting AK-103 (AK-103-2 from #Libya or AK-103 from #Mali), Zastava M05E1 & E3 rifles and a stockless Zastava M70B1 rifle can be seen.
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#Nigeria 🇳🇬: #AQ-allied #Ansaru released an #EidAlFitr video on November (it was probably scheduled to be released in 2022).
An interesting AK-103 (AK-103-2 from #Libya or AK-103 from #Mali), Zastava M05E1 & E3 rifles and a stockless Zastava M70B1 rifle can be seen.
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Zastava M05E1 rifles are usually smuggled/sourced from #Cameroon. It can be seen in the hands of various groups such as Boko Haram/#JaS and #ISWAP.
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On the other hand, it is possible to see the Zastava M05E3 rifles in various countries in region such as #BurkinaFaso —third photo shows an M05E3 rifle captured by #ISWAP/#ISGS from Police Forces in NE of Burkina Faso on Feb 29, 2020.
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#ISIS West Africa Province #ISWAP pledges allegiance to new #ISIS Caliph Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi Qurashi in Nigeria.
Note array of arms they are with... Armbrust anti-tank launcher, AKM/AKMS/AK-47/AK-103, PKM, AGL etc.
Note array of arms they are with... Armbrust anti-tank launcher, AKM/AKMS/AK-47/AK-103, PKM, AGL etc.
Daily ambushes in the last 3 day in Borno and Yobe provinces have left more than a dozen Nigerian forces dead with some missing.
#ISWAP plans pulling out bitumen tars on major roads linking province capital of maiduguri to E. Borno for IED planting as the rains go.
#ISWAP plans pulling out bitumen tars on major roads linking province capital of maiduguri to E. Borno for IED planting as the rains go.
Reinvigorated Al-Qaeda affiliate Terror group in Nigeria Jama'atu Ansril Muslimina Naijeriya #ANSARU given green light to activate it's cells.
We expect commencement of it's activities in Dec-Jan around Niger, Kogi, Kwara and Edor provinces of Nigeria.
We expect commencement of it's activities in Dec-Jan around Niger, Kogi, Kwara and Edor provinces of Nigeria.
The three major groups in Nigeria #BokoHaram (Shekau's JAS), #ISWAP and #Ansaru had their most active week of media releases this week. In addition to the highlight of their contents, I will also share my thoughts on where I think this decade-old insurgency is heading.
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1. Let me start with highlights from #BokoHaram Shekau's JAS. JAS acknowledged the Death of Man Chari Abū Sadīq al-Bāmāwī. He was the commander that issued the first protest against the deposition of Shekau by ISIS. He led the group as a commander & Imam. See Text 73 of BH Reader
Two days ago, @ScholarAkassi1, a leading #BomoHaram scholar, reported that #Ansaru has released its 1st propaganda in Fulfulde.
Questions that crossed my mind include:
1. What is #Ansaru’s rationale for this release in Fulfulde?
2. Is the group eyeing Fulani recruits?
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Questions that crossed my mind include:
1. What is #Ansaru’s rationale for this release in Fulfulde?
2. Is the group eyeing Fulani recruits?
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3. Is the group working to hijack the bandits (most of whom are Fulani) who have gleaned considerable experience in fighting?
#Ansaru’s invocation of the Danfodio Jihad (perhaps the most important Fulani figure in West Africa) would be a music to ears of its audience.
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#Ansaru’s invocation of the Danfodio Jihad (perhaps the most important Fulani figure in West Africa) would be a music to ears of its audience.
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Sadly, we don’t pay attention and respond to little developments until matters get out of hand.
In addition to military efforts, we must do more to gather reliable intelligence on the internal machinations of these groups and counter them at the earliest opportunity.
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In addition to military efforts, we must do more to gather reliable intelligence on the internal machinations of these groups and counter them at the earliest opportunity.
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Zamfara in the last 7 days recorded less bloodshed compared to the previous week, but the rate of abductions of persons remains the same. There's however, something to worry about: an emerging evidence of the presence of Ansaru in #Zamfara,
operating across the states in North West #Nigeria right into the border with Niger Republic. #Ansaru is a sect, a breakaway faction of #BokoHaram in 2012. The were responsible for the prison break in Abuja in 2012.
