Nigerian troops have killed senior commanders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and two Arab fighters in Borno State, according to TheCable. The report, published on Monday, November 2, 2026, did not give the exact location or date of the operation.
The same account was carried by Punch Newspapers, which also reported the killing of ISWAP leaders and Arab fighters in Borno. ZAgazola reported that a member of the group's Shura Council and other high-ranking commanders were neutralised in Kukawa.
In a separate development, Premium Times Nigeria reported that joint naval and army forces killed 34 insurgents in the Lake Chad region. TheCable also reported that navy marines killed 34 Boko Haram fighters in Lake Chad. The reports did not specify when those operations took place.
The details available so far are limited, and the military has not released a full statement on the Borno operation in the material reviewed. The figures and identities reported by the outlets have not been independently confirmed.
Borno State has been a centre of the long-running insurgency in north-east Nigeria, and Kukawa is among the areas where security forces have repeatedly targeted militant commanders.
What to watch next: whether the military issues an official confirmation naming the commanders killed, and whether further details emerge on the Lake Chad operations.
