U.S. Africa Command Conducts Additional Strikes Against ISIS in Nigeria

May ⁠18 (Reuters) – ⁠The U.S. ⁠Africa Command (AFRICOM) ​said ‌on Monday ‌that ⁠it carried ⁠out additional airstrikes ​against ​Islamic State in ⁠northeastern Nigeria ⁠on ⁠Sunday, in ​coordination with ​the ⁠Nigerian ⁠government.

No U.S. or Nigerian forces were ⁠harmed during the strikes, AFRICOM said.

(Reporting by ⁠Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing ​by Alex ​Richardson)

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