North-east Nigeria. ISWAP holds the Lake Chad islands and the Sambisa/Timbuktu Triangle; JAS (Bakura) is concentrated on the lake.
Recent (to 21 Oct 2026)
- Oct 2026: ISWAP overran a base at Mairari (Lake Chad area), killing 15 soldiers and 5 CJTF; 15 farmers killed in Marte LGA; 18 Oct air strike reported on ISWAP’s South Lake Chad ‘wali’ Abu Saleem.
- ISWAP: temporarily held the Kawri base (27–28 Sep) (C3, Sahel Monitor, t.me/sahelmonitor/304, 28 Sep 2026); killed 18+ at New Marte (2 Oct) (C3, Sahel Monitor, t.me/sahelmonitor/337, 2 Oct 2026); IED and gunfire near Gamboru (Ngala), 10 soldiers and 5 CJTF killed (~19 Oct) (C3, Sahel Monitor, t.me/sahelmonitor/501, 19 Oct 2026). Nigerian AF claims 40+ killed at Badu (12 Oct) (C4, Sahel Monitor, t.me/sahelmonitor/444, 12 Oct 2026).