US EditionJihadis intensify attacks against Nigeria's military, killing officers and carting away weapons
ISWAP and allied jihadi groups launched at least six coordinated attacks on military bases, killing multiple officers and soldiers and capturing vehicles, security analysts said.
- Suspected ISWAP terrorists launched attacks on military bases in Goniri and Kukawa, Borno State, killing a commanding officer and soldiers, with an unspecified number of casualties.
- The terrorists also destroyed military operational vehicles, but many of them were killed in the attack on the Kukawa military base.
- The attacks come four days after terrorists invaded four military camps, which the Nigerian Army claimed to have repelled, though some soldiers were killed.
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Jihadis intensify attacks against Nigeria's military, killing officers and carting away weapons
Jihadi extremist groups including Boko Haram have targeted Nigerian military camps in intensifying attacks in the last week.
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