US EditionFour Soldiers Killed as Nigerian Troops Repel Attack in Borno State
The coordinated ISWAP assault was repelled by Nigerian troops who killed 15 insurgents and lost 4 soldiers, with several soldiers injured, officials said.
- On Friday, October 10, 2025, Operation Hadin Kai forces in Ngamdu repelled a coordinated Islamic State West Africa Province assault after hours of intense fighting on the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway.
- Diversionary strikes from the Gonori axis preceded the main assault as insurgents mounted a three-pronged offensive using gun trucks, RPGs and IEDs to block reinforcements.
- Military sources confirmed four soldiers killed and five wounded, while forces killed at least 15 insurgents whose mass burial was reported near Bula Wura.
- Military engineers cleared three IED‑laden points and reopened the Maiduguri‑Damaturu Main Supply Route, reinforcements from the 29 Task Force Brigade arrived, and search operations continue for fleeing fighters.
- The military had not issued an official statement as of filing, and security sources described the clash as a daring but disastrous ISWAP offensive amid a wider military push reducing attacks in recent months.
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UpstractFour soldiers killed as Nigerian troops repel attack in Borno state
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Four Nigerian soldiers were killed and five wounded when troops repelled a coordinated attack by Islamist insurgents in Ngamdu, northeastern Borno State, the military said on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Four Nigerian soldiers were killed and five wounded when troops repelled a coordinated attack by insurgents in Ngamdu, northeastern Borno State, the military said on Friday. Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province have this year stepped up attacks on military bases in Borno state, the heartland of an insurgency that has killed thousands and displaced about two million people in over a decade. In the latest attack late on Thursday, insu…
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