{"id":3520,"date":"2025-10-31T15:37:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T15:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/al-qaeda-linked-jnim-says-one-killed-in-its-first-nigeria-attack\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T15:37:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T15:37:50","slug":"al-qaeda-linked-jnim-says-one-killed-in-its-first-nigeria-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/al-qaeda-linked-jnim-says-one-killed-in-its-first-nigeria-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Qaeda linked JNIM says one killed in its first Nigeria attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Soldier reportedly killed in first-known attack in Nigeria by Jama\u2019at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, an armed group active in Mali and Burkina Faso.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>An al-Qaeda\u2013linked armed group active in the Sahel has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed a soldier in central Nigeria this week, its first known attack in the country.<\/p>\n<p>In a video posted on its Telegram channel late on Thursday, Jama\u2019at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) said it launched the attack in Nigeria\u2019s Kwara State in the early hours of Wednesday, killing a soldier and seizing ammunition and cash.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2025\/8\/21\/armed-men-on-motorbikes-keep-conflict-in-motion-in-the-sahel\">\u2018Mobility tool\u2019 for fighters: Motorbikes keep armed men moving in the Sahel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/10\/27\/mali-shuts-schools-as-fuel-blockade-imposed-by-fighters-paralyses-country\">Mali shuts schools as fuel blockade imposed by fighters paralyses country<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/7\/10\/no-one-is-safe-civilians-foreigners-caught-in-escalating-mali-violence\">\u2018No one is safe\u2019: Civilians, foreigners caught in escalating Mali violence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>A Nigerian military source confirmed to the Reuters news agency that JNIM had attacked soldiers on patrol, killing one soldier. But the army did not respond to an official request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>JNIM is one of several armed groups operating in West Africa and the Sahel. It previously said it aims to establish an Islamic caliphate while expelling Western-influenced governments.<\/p>\n<p>Formed in 2017, the group\u2019s operations initially started in Mali before they spread to Burkina Faso and parts of Niger. JNIM has also launched attacks in the northernmost regions of Ghana, Ivory Coast, Benin and Togo.<\/p>\n<p>Recently in Mali, JNIM declared a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/10\/27\/mali-shuts-schools-as-fuel-blockade-imposed-by-fighters-paralyses-country\">blockade<\/a> on fuel imported from neighbouring countries. This has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/10\/29\/fuel-crisis-in-mali-spirals-as-armed-group-chokes-off-supplies-to-capital\">crippled<\/a> parts of the country and forced schools and universities to shut.<\/p>\n<p>In Burkina Faso in May, the group launched a major attack in the town of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/5\/15\/al-qaeda-affiliate-claims-200-soldiers-killed-in-attack-in-burkina-faso\">Djibo<\/a>, killing about 200 soldiers, and last year it attacked the town of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/8\/26\/nearly-200-people-dead-whats-behind-armed-attacks-in-burkina-faso\">Barsalogho<\/a>, killing 200 civilians.<\/p>\n<p>The group\u2019s apparent advance into Nigeria comes as Abuja\u2019s government already battles a separate rebellion led by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).<\/p>\n<p>The years of fighting have killed tens of thousands of people and displaced more than two million more in the north of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, President Bola Tinubu <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/10\/24\/nigeria-replaces-top-security-officials-days-after-coup-plot-denial\">appointed new service chiefs<\/a> in a sweeping overhaul of the country\u2019s military leadership, saying this was meant to strengthen national security.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, without mentioning names, Tinubu told the new military leaders that he was concerned with the recent emergence of new armed groups in the north central, northwest and parts of southern Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must not allow these new threats to fester. We must be decisive and proactive. Let us smash the new snakes right at the head,\u201d Tinubu said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soldier reportedly killed in first-known attack in Nigeria by Jama\u2019at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, an armed group active in Mali and Burkina Faso. An al-Qaeda\u2013linked armed group active in the Sahel has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed a soldier in central Nigeria this week, its first known attack in the country. 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