2015 West African offensive | |||||||
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Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |||||||
Boko Haram's territorial control prior to the offensive. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Multinational Joint Task Force STTEP (foreign mercenaries)[5][6] |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Muhammadu Buhari (from May 2015) | Abu Musab al-Barnawi | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Nigerian Army: | ISIL: 7,000–10,000[12] |
Starting in late January 2015, a coalition of West African troops launched an offensive against the Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria.
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