The Islamic State's 'Amaq News Agency released a video of a fighter from its West Africa Province (ISWAP) beheading an African Multi-National Joint Task Force (MJTF) soldier taken prisoner in Nigeria, while the group claimed additional attacks in neighboring Niger.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed operations in both Niger and Nigeria, bombing soldiers in the former and repelling a military offensive in the latter.

After its spike in operations and estimated enemy casualties during its "Revenge Invasion for Sham Province," the Islamic State (IS) maintained a high number of attacks in the week after, providing a statistical breakdown in Naba 178 for its military data for April 11-17, 2019.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed killing 23 Nigerian soldiers in a clash and suicide bombing in Borno, and bombing African Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) troops in Toumour, in neighboring Niger.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed 16 casualties total among African Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) troops in attacks in Niger and Nigerian soldiers in neighboring Nigeria.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed a four-man suicide raid on a Nigerien border guard post in Diffa, as a result of which "dozens" were killed and wounded.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed inflicting 20 casualties among Nigerien soldiers in a rocket attack on Diffa airport and a military base in its vicinity.

Members of an Indonesian Islamic State (IS/ISIS)-linked WhatsApp group discussed “martyrdom” and “stopping” the upcoming Indonesian general elections.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency released a video of an armed attack by fighters on what it described as French forces, near the Mali-Niger border.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed bombing a vehicle belonging to the African Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) near Toumour village in Niger's Diffa region.

In both Niger and Nigeria, the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed killing spies, one working for the Nigerian army, and the other, the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF), and also attacking a "Crusader" in the Lake Chad area.

In Naba 175, the Islamic State (IS) presented a special report on operations by its fighters in the Sahel and West Africa, formally claiming credit for the Tongo Tongo ambush in in which 4 U.S. Special Forces were killed, and the kidnapping and execution of Canadian Kirk Woodman in Burkina Faso.

As a feature in Naba 174, the Islamic State (IS) gave an infographic covering military statistics for the past six months by its fighters and those inspired by the group in the West, totaling nearly 2,000 operations and over 7,450 casualties.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed mortar strikes on Nigerian army positions in two towns in Borno, Nigeria, and published photos of its rocket attack on Diffa airport in Niger.

In an issue with multiple "exclusives," installment 174 in the Islamic State's (IS) al-Naba newspaper reported fighters killing six Russian soldiers in Homs, Syria, and a previously-undocumented suicide bombing in Niger.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) published photos of its attack on Nigerien military positions in Toumour, a city in Niger's Diffa region.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed a rocket strike on Diffa Airport in Niger.

The Islamic State’s (IS) West Africa Province claimed killing 30 Nigerien soldiers, and wounding others, as the result of an armed assault in Diffa, Niger.

The Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed responsibility for an attack on a barracks in Niger and an attack on vehicles of the Nigerian army near Lake Chad.

Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) issued two communiques claiming a total of 19 attacks in its home base of Mali and neighboring Burkina Faso and Niger, targeting local security forces and international troops affiliated with MINUSMA.

Following unclaimed attacks on natural resource extraction sites in West Africa, an Islamic State (IS)-linked group calls for similar lone actor operations.