The United States is preparing to withdraw about 200 troops from Nigeria who were deployed earlier this year to support the fight against Islamist militants.
According to a report by The New York Times, the main contingent is expected to leave Nigeria by late September 2026, while small teams of trainers and intelligence analysts are likely to remain in the country.
American and Nigerian officials reportedly said the relatively small US deployment achieved significant results and could serve as a model for future US counterterrorism operations in Africa.
The development follows a US-Nigeria operation in May that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, identified as the second-in-command of ISIS, in the Lake Chad Basin. US Africa Command chief Gen. Dagvin Anderson later said the operation had significantly weakened ISIS leadership in Nigeria and globally.
Despite the troop withdrawal, the United States is expected to maintain its intelligence partnership with Nigeria.
The move comes amid continued insecurity across Nigeria, including terrorism, banditry, farmer-herder clashes, and violence involving militias and cult groups. Analysts have stressed that Islamist militant groups account for only part of Nigeria's broader security crisis.
The US and Nigeria have also recently held talks through a joint working group focused on protecting Christian communities in the country's Middle Belt.
Nigeria, however, has maintained that insecurity in the country has multiple causes and cannot be attributed to a single factor.
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