The Islamic State's West Africa Province claimed killing 42 people in an ambush on the convoy of Kashim Shettima, the governor of Nigeria's Borno state.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed an attack on a Nigerian army post near Monguno, in Borno state.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed killing three Nigerian soldiers and capturing three others as POWs, in an attack in Buni Gari, a town in Yobe state.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed inflicting multiple casualties in the Nigerian army ranks in two attacks on the same day in Ngwom and Malam Fatori, both towns in Borno state.

In its second attack in Malam Fatori, a town in Nigeria's Borno State, in six days, the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed inflicting multiple casualties among Nigerian soldiers.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed an attack on Nigerian soldiers in Malum Konari, in Borno State.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed two attacks on Nigerian soldiers that took place within 24-hours in Borno State, one involving the bombing of a convoy, and the other a strike on a post.

As a result of an attack on Nigerian soldiers in Malam Fatori, the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed multiple casualties in the enemy ranks.

The Islamic State's Nigeria-based branch, West Africa Province (ISWAP), claimed inflicting 30 deaths in the Nigerian army ranks in a clash in Logomani, in Borno State.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed killing and wounding multiple Nigerian soldiers in an attack in Geidam, a town in Nigeria's Yobe State.

The Nigeria-based division of the Islamic State, West Africa Province (ISWAP), released a video showcasing three attacks in Borno State and featuring fighters calling for immigration and jihad. It issued the 27 minute video, entitled, "Immigration and Fighting" [هجرة و قتال]," on January 15, 2019.

Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah Lil Dawa Wal Jihad, or "Boko Haram," released a video of its attack on Nigerian soldiers in Rann, in Borno State of northern Nigeria, and its subsequent burning of the village.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (SWAP) claied two separate attacks in the same day on Nigerian military positions in Borno State, one in Kareto, and the other in Baga.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (SWAP) claied two separate attacks in the same day on Nigerian military positions in Borno State, one in Kareto, and the other in Baga.

The Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed a mortar strike on a Nigerian military position in Malam Fatori in Nigeria’s Borno State.

The Islamic State (IS) released the 25th episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of January 10-16, 2019. The 3 minute, 15 second video, with Arabic and English text, was produced by the group’s al-Hayat Media Center and was released on January 17.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed attacking and burning a Nigerian military position in the town of Mamuri, in Nigeria's Borno State.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) released a second photo report on the December 28, 2018, attack on Nigerian soldiers in Baga, and the aftermath, where fighters seized control over the town.

Three days after its attack on Nigerian army barracks in Damasak, a town in Borno State, the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) published a photo report on the operation.

The Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed three attacks targeting Nigerian soldiers, killing more than 20.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province claimed an attack on Nigerian soldiers in Damasak, a town in Borno State where a military helicopter was lost in combat.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed three attacks in Yobe State in Nigeria, allegedly killing a total of 14 soldiers.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) released a photo report on its recently claimed attack on Nigerian soldiers in Baga.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed inflicting dozens of casualties among Nigerian soldiers in Baga.

In Nigeria's Borno State, West Africa Province of the Islamic State (ISWAP) claimed killing two Nigerian soldiers near the same area it attacked 12 days prior.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed an attack on Nigerian soldiers in the same area it struck one-week prior, in Nigeria's Borno State.

Continuing its high frequency of attacks, the Islamic State's Nigeria-based West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed another operation in Borno State, killing five Nigerian soldiers in a clash near Dikwa.

The Islamic State's Nigeria-based division, West Africa Province (ISWAP), has released footage of a captured Nigerian soldier.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed two attacks on Nigerian soldiers in Borno, one targeting military barracks in Gajiram, and the other, ambushing soldiers between Dambuwa and Sabongari.

After claiming an attack on Nigerian soldiers and capturing one near Monguno, in Nigeria's Borno State, the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) took credit for a second attack in the same area on the same day, and taking another soldier prisoner.

The Islamic State's Nigeria-based division, West Africa Province (ISWAP), claimed capturing a Nigerian soldier and killing three others in an attack near Monguno in Borno State.

The Nigeria-based Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah Lil Dawa Wal Jihad, or "Boko Haram," published photos of its clash with Nigerian soldiers in Molai village, and the aftermath.

After taking credit for an attack on Nigerian soldiers near Gamboru, in Nigeria's Borno State, the Islamic State's West Africa Province claimed killing five soldiers in Gudumbari on the same day.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed an attack on Nigerian soldiers near Gamboru, a town in Nigeria's Borno State.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed killing three Nigerian soldiers in an attack on their barracks in Kukawa, a town in Borno state, close to Lake Chad.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported an IS attack on Nigerian army barracks near Maiduguri, the capital of Borno in northeastern Nigeria.

In an Arabic message issued on December 11, 2018, 'Amaq stated:

3 Nigerian soldiers were killed and others were wounded in an attack by Islamic State fighters on barracks in the town of Jakana, near the city of Maiduguri, in northeastern Nigeria two days ago

UPDATE: Shortly after the issuance of the 'Amaq report came the formal communique from the group's West Africa Province (ISWAP).

The Islamic State's Nigeria-based division, West Africa Province (ISWAP), claimed its fourth attack within a period of six days, striking Nigerian army barracks in Mallam Fatori in Borno State.

Amidst its upward thrust in attack volume in Nigeria and its surroundings, the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed killing 17 Nigerian soldiers in an attack in the country's Yobe State.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that 17 Nigerian soldiers were killed in an IS attack in Buni Gari, a town in Nigeria's Yobe State.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed killing seven Nigerian soldiers and wounding dozens of others in attack in Arege, a town in Nigeria's Borno State, and then taking control over it.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed inflicting 25 casualties among Nigerian soldiers in an attack near Gamboru, a town in Nigeria's Borno State.

Two days after issuing a communique claiming credit for an attack in Nigeria's Borno State killing five soldiers, Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah Lil Dawa Wal Jihad, or "Boko Haram," released a video of the operation.

Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah Lil Dawa Wal Jihad, or "Boko Haram," claimed killing five Nigerian soldiers in an attack on their base in Borno State and provided photos of war spoils and burning vehicles.

The Islamic State's (IS) West Africa Province claimed wounding an unspecified number of Nigerian soldiers near Lake Chad.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency reported the capture of Kangarwa town in Nigeria's Borno State.

The Nigeria-based West Africa Province of the Islamic State (ISWAP) published a photo report on the November 15, 2018, raid on a Nigerian army base in Kareto, in Borno State.

The Nigeria-based West Africa Province of the Islamic State (ISWAP) claimed killing a total of 42 Nigerian soldiers in two days in Borno State in the northeast of the country.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed killing three Nigerian soldiers in a raid on their base in Kareto, a town in Nigeria's Borno State.

Adopting the Islamic State (IS) style of communique design, and using the "West Africa" name, Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah Lil Dawa Wal Jihad, or "Boko Haram," claimed attacks on Nigerian positions in Borno State and published photos.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed bombing a Nigerian army vehicle near Lake Chad.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP), its Nigeria-based branch, claimed killing 15 African coalition forces and seizing temporary control over a town in Maiduguri.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed killing 29 soldiers in two attacks within an operation in the Nigerian town of Gashigar.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that IS fighters attacked Nigerian soldiers near Arege, near Lake Chad, in Borno State.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed bombing a Nigerian military vehicle in Monguno, in Nigeria's Borno State.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed an attack on Nigerian soldiers in Arege, near Lake Chad, in Borno State.

The Islamic State's Nigeria-based branch, West Africa Province (ISWAP), claimed killing 31 Nigerian soldiers and taking 5 others prisoner in a raid in Kangarwa, in the northeast of the country.

The Nigeria-based West Africa Province of the Islamic State (ISWAP) claimed credit for the attack on Nigerian troops in Gashigar.

The Islamic State's (IS) West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed killing seven Nigerian soldiers in an ambush in Abadam, a town in Borno State in northeastern Nigeria.

The Nigeria-based West Africa Province of the Islamic State (IS) issued a photo report on ongoing clashes with African Multi-National Joint Task Force (MJTF) soldiers in the village of Garunda.

The Nigeria-based West Africa Province of the Islamic State (IS) released a video on its August 30, 2018, raid on a military post in the town of Zari in Borno State.

The Islamic State's (IS) West Africa Province claimed an attack on Nigerian military posts in the town of Gudumbari in Nigeria's Borno State.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province claimed killing several Nigerian soldiers in an attack on their post in Zari, a town in Nigeria's northeast Borno state.

The Nigeria-based West Africa Province of the Islamic State (IS) claimed a mortar strike on Nigerian troops in the Arege area.

After the Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that fighters attacked Nigerian soldiers in the Lake Chad area, the group's West Africa Province issued a formal communique for the operation.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency reported that IS fighters killed seven soldiers from the Nigerian Army in northeast Nigeria.

The Islamic State's (IS) Nigeria-based West Africa Province released a video promoting the perseverance of its fighters and displaying footage of suicide bombings and attacks on Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTM) and Nigerian soldiers.

The Islamic State (IS) reported in Naba 131 that during a month of battles in Nigeria, its West Africa Province killed 95 soldiers from the Africa Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) and wounded hundreds of others.

The Islamic State's (IS) West Africa Province reported that its fighters repulsed a Nigerian military offensive in Kirenowa in northeast Nigeria.

The Nigeria-based Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah Lil Dawa Wal Jihad, or "Boko Haram," released two attack videos, one showing a recent operation against the Nigerian army in the Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri, and the other, a strike on soldiers in the Sambisa forest, and a video of implementing Shariah law.

The Nigeria-based Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah Lil Dawa Wal Jihad, or "Boko Haram," released a video featuring a freed commander threatening attacks and featuring battle footage from the Sambisa Forest in Borno State.

The Nigeria-based Islamic State (IS) division, West Africa Province, published photo of a Nigerian soldier taken soldier and ammunition and vehicles captured as war spoils following a clash in the Lake Chad area.

In an “exclusive” in Naba 114, the Islamic State (IS) reported that its West Africa Province carried out a suicide bombing on Nigerian soldiers in the Lake Chad area, killing and wounding dozens.

West Africa Province, the Nigeria-based division of the Islamic State (IS) comprised of former "Boko Haram" fighters, published a photo report on its raid on Nigerian army barracks in the town of Kanama in Borno State.

West Africa Province, the Nigeria-based division of the Islamic State (IS) comprised of former "Boko Haram" fighter, claimed killing nine Nigerian soldiers in a raid on their barracks in Borno.

West Africa Province, the Nigeria-based Islamic State (IS) division comprised of former "Boko Haram" fighters, published a photo report on cleaning a heavy machine gun and loading its bullets.

The Islamic State's (IS) West Africa Province, which is comprised of former “Boko Haram” fighters, claimed killing eight Nigerian soldiers and capturing four vehicles after a raid on their position in Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that fighters in Nigeria seized vehicles, one of them carrying a heavy machinegun, in Yobe State.

In its first report on military activity in three months, the Nigeria-based division of the Islamic State (IS), West Africa Province, published photos of ambushing what it described as a Nigerian army convoy.

The Islamic State (IS) reported in the 92nd issue of its al-Naba newspaper that its West Africa Province in responsible for the killing of nearly 70 “apostates” in an attack on an oil exploration team in northeast Nigeria.

The Islamic State’s (IS) West Africa Province, which is comprised of former “Boko Haram” fighters, claimed killing 12 Nigerian soldiers in an attack in Yobe.

In the 87th issue of its al-Naba newspaper, the Islamic State (IS) claimed killing more than 74 Chadian, Nigerian, and Cameroonian soldiers in several operations within one week.

The Islamic State’s (IS) West Africa Province, which is comprised of former “Boko Haram” fighters, claimed credit for two suicide bombings on Nigerian forces in the northeast of the country, and alleged to have killed 15 soldiers in a clash in the same area.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported killing two Nigerian soldiers and wounding others in an ambush in Borno.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency reported attacks by the group’s divisions in Nigeria and the Philippines.

West Africa Province, the Nigeria-based division of the Islamic State (IS) which is comprised of former "Boko Haram" fighters, released a video showing clashes with African coalition forces in the Lake Chad and Farouq Forest areas, and identifying “Crusader” military bases in the region.

‘Amaq News Agency reported that Islamic State (IS) fighters attacked African coalition troops in Nigeria’s Yobe State and captured war spoils.

The Islamic State (IS) featured an article in the 65th issue of its al-Naba weekly newspaper rejecting claims by the African coalition that it eliminated the group’s West Africa Province and forced the fighters to flee their positions.

West Africa Province, the Nigeria-based division of the Islamic State (IS) which is comprised of former "Boko Haram" fighters, claimed killing 13 African coalition forces in an raid on their position in Borno.

Abu Bakr Shekau, the leader of Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah Lil Dawa Wal Jihad ("Boko Haram"), appeared in a video rejecting claims by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari that the group is defeated.

The Islamic State’s (IS) West Africa Province claimed an attack on Nigerian forces in the country’s Yobe state.

West Africa Province, the Nigeria-based division of the Islamic State (IS) which is comprised of former "Boko Haram" fighters, claimed killing eight African coalition forces in a clash in the Lake Chad area, and published a photo report showing manifestations of its Shariah governance in the same location.

West Africa Province, the Nigeria-based division of the Islamic State (IS) which is comprised of former "Boko Haram" fighters, published a photo report of its men stationed on the Lake Chad fighting front.

West Africa Province of the Islamic State (IS) published a photo report on clashes between its fighters and African coalition forces near the town of Kangarwa in Nigeria's Borno State.

According to 'Amaq News Agency of the Islamic State (IS), 9 African troops were killed and 19 others were wounded in an operation by IS fighters in Nigeria's Borno State.

West Africa Province, the division of the Islamic State (IS) comprised of former "Boko Haram" fighters, claimed killing 20 Nigerian and Nigerien soldiers and wounding dozens of others in a raid in Nigeria's Borno State.

Abu Bakr Shekau, the leader of Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah Lil Dawa Wal Jihad ("Boko Haram"), gave a video speech in Arabic rejecting rumors of his injury or death, and defending his group against charges of infidel-branding all Muslims unjustly.

West Africa Province of the Islamic State (IS) claimed two suicide bombings amidst its ongoing clashes with African coalition forces in Borno State in northeastern Nigeria.

The Islamic State’s (IS) West Africa Province released a photo report for a recent attack on African forces in Borno, Nigeria.

The Islamic State’s (IS) West Africa Province claimed an attack on African forces in Nigeria’s Borno State.

West Africa Province of the Islamic State (IS) claimed killing over 40 African forces and wounding dozens in an attack on their convoy in Borno State in northeastern Nigeria.