The United States has restarted intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) flights over North-East Nigeria after recent airstrikes on suspected Islamic State targets in Sokoto State.
The update was shared by Sahel terrorism analyst Brant Philip, who posted flight-tracking data on X.
The data showed a surveillance aircraft flying over Borno State.
The plane, identified as a modified Gulfstream V, is typically used for long-range missions that include surveillance and intelligence gathering.
According to Philip, the renewed activity is focused on the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), which operates around the North-East and the Lake Chad Basin.
He noted that ISR flights resumed over the Sambisa Forest after a one-day pause following the Sokoto strikes.
