Nigeria

Nigerian troops cleared Boko Haram from the Lame/Burra forest in Bauchi state, according to an army spokesman. Soldiers also recaptured three towns and a village in Yobe state from the jihadist group on Mar. 10. A South African military contractor and five Nigerian troops were killed when their vehicle was attacked at a roadblock near Maiduguri on Mar. 9. The US has the potential to expand its campaign against the Islamic State to include Boko Haram, according to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter.

Iraq

Islamic state

Syria

Aqap

Al shabaab

Boko Haram

Isis