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The Islamic State – West Africa Province (ISWAP), officially Wilāyat Ġarb Ifrīqīyā, meaning 'Province of West Africa', is a militant group and administrative division of the Islamic State (IS), a Salafi jihadist militant group and unrecognised quasi-state. ISWAP is primarily active in the Chad Basin, and fights an extensive insurgency against the states of Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. It is an offshoot of Boko Haram with which it has a violent rivalry.
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Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Troops of the Nigerian Army have foiled an attempted infiltration by Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists and rescued six kidnapped victims in separate operations. The development was contained in an operational report on significant occurrences between Sept.…