2015 West African offensive

2015 West African offensive

Part of the Boko Haram insurgency

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Boko Haram's territorial control prior to the offensive.

Date

23 January – 24 December 2015
(11 months and 1 day)

Location

Northeast Nigeria, Northern Cameroon, Southeast Niger, Western Chad

Result

Multinational Joint Task Force victory

Boko Haram militants retreat to the Sambisa Forest

Belligerents

Multinational Joint Task Force

Local militias
Foreign mercenaries

Supported by:

ISIL

Wilayat Gharb Afriqiya (from March 2015)
Boko Haram (until March 2015)

Commanders and leaders

Muhammadu Buhari
Goodluck Jonathan (until May 2015)
Kashim Shettima
Isa Yuguda
Paul Biya
Idriss Déby

Mahamadou Issoufou

Abubakar Shekau

Abu Musab al-Barnawi

Strength

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

Multinational Joint Task Force victory

Multinational Joint Task Force

Local militias
Foreign mercenaries

ISIL

Muhammadu Buhari
Goodluck Jonathan (until May 2015)
Kashim Shettima
Isa Yuguda
Paul Biya
Idriss Déby

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