| 2015 West African offensive |
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| Part of the Boko Haram insurgency |
Boko Haram's territorial control prior to the offensive. |
| Date | 23 January – 24 December 2015
(11 months and 1 day) |
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| Location | Northeast Nigeria, Northern Cameroon, Southeast Niger, Western Chad |
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| Result |
Multinational Joint Task Force victory |
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| Belligerents |
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Multinational Joint Task Force
Local militias
STTEP (foreign mercenaries) |
Boko Haram (until March 2015)
ISIL
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| Commanders and leaders |
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Muhammadu Buhari (from May 2015)
Goodluck Jonathan (until May 2015)
Kashim Shettima
Isa Yuguda (until May 2015)
Lamidi Adeosun
Eeben Barlow
Paul Biya
Idriss Déby
Mahamadou Issoufou |
Abubakar Shekau
Abu Musab al-Barnawi |
| Strength |
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Nigerian Army:
130,000 active frontline personnel;
32,000 active reserve personnel
Nigeria Police Force:
371,800 officers
Multinational Joint Task Force:
7,500 active personnel
(excluding Cameroon and Nigeria)
Cameroonian Armed Forces:
20,000 active personnel
300 advisers |
ISIL: 7,000–10,000 |
Starting in late January 2015, a coalition of West African troops launched an offensive against the Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria.
