Around military bases across northeastern Nigeria, deep defensive trenches serve as a low-tech bulwark against militants from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a Boko Haram breakaway faction. Because motorcycles cannot easily cross these ditches, the perimeter defenses give soldiers crucial minutes to react.
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