Nigeria says joint strikes with US kill 175 IS fighters – World
Nigeria’s navy on Tuesday mentioned that joint airstrikes with the USA had killed 175 Islamic State (IS) fighters within the nation’s northeast, together with the militant group’s international second-in-command. The distant area has been gripped by an extremist insurgency since 2009, first by Boko Haram, then its offshoot and rival, the Islamic State West Africa…