Nigeria Insurgency and Terrorism

The U.S. has begun a roughly 200‑person AFRICOM training mission in Nigeria, with the first contingent of about 100 troops and equipment arriving to provide advisers, intelligence analysts, training, technical support and intelligence‑sharing to help Nigerian forces counter Boko Haram and ISIS‑West Africa (ISWAP). Nigeria’s Defense Headquarters says the deployment was made at Abuja’s request and that U.S. personnel will have no combat or command role; the move follows a recent easing of tensions between Washington and Abuja after earlier disputes over religious violence and U.S. strikes.