U.S. forces recently conducted strikes against ISIS targets in Nigeria as part of broader counterterrorism operations across the Sahel region. Extremist groups have expanded amid worsening security conditions, which have deteriorated in part due to President Biden’s withdrawal of U.S. counterterrorism troops from the region and the loss of U.S. access to bases in Niger and Chad.
Global terrorism deaths rose 22 percent to 8,352 in 2024, the highest level since 2017, even as the total number of incidents fell by 22 percent, indicating that attacks are becoming deadlier. ISIS remains the world’s deadliest terrorist organization in 2025, responsible for 1,805 deaths across 22 countries. Sub-Saharan Africa has overtaken the Middle East as the global epicenter of terrorism, with the Islamic State West Africa Province maintaining an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 fighters in the Lake Chad Basin.
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