Over 40 ISWAP Terrorists Killed In Fresh Borno Air Strike
Military says the strike destroyed two vehicles and about 20 motorcycles, disrupting planned attacks and weakening the group’s fighting capability.
- On Monday, the Military announced that an airstrike killed over 40 Islamic State West Africa Province fighters at Badu Village in Borno State over the weekend, targeting a terrorist enclave.
- Captain Mohammed Goni, Military Information Officer, stated the precision strike followed credible intelligence reports indicating ISWAP fighters were preparing coordinated attacks on troops operating within Sector 3's area of responsibility.
- Preliminary human intelligence indicates a prominent ISWAP Qaid was neutralized in the strike, which also destroyed two vehicles and approximately 20 motorcycles used by the Murabitun element, a specialized mobile fighting unit.
- The operation significantly degraded the group's fighting capability and disrupted planned attacks on military positions and surrounding communities, the Joint Task Force reported.
- Further assessment is ongoing to ascertain the full extent of damage inflicted, while the Military emphasized the operation underscores effectiveness of intelligence-led air operations in dismantling terrorist networks.
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OPHK air strike neutralises 40 terrorists in Borno
The Air Component of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) has dealt a devastating blow to Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, neutralising over 40 fighters, including a prominent commander, in a precision air strike on a terrorist enclave at Badu Village, south of Gudumbali in Guzamala LGA, Borno State.
Over 40 insurgents eliminated as Nigerian military pounds terrorists in Borno
No fewer than 40 fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, have been killed in a precision airstrike by the Air Component of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI. The Information Officer of the task force, Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, […] Over 40 insurgents eliminated as Nigerian military pounds terrorists in Borno
Borno Air Strike Kills Over 40 ISWAP Fighters, Destroys 20 Motorcycles
The Nigerian military says an air strike by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai has killed more than 40 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters, including a senior commander, and destroyed vehicles and motorcycles used by the terrorist group in Borno State.
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