US EditionThree soldiers injured in failed drone attack on Nigerian troops by terrorists
- On January 18, Nigerian Army troops under Joint Task Force North East recorded significant operational gains in northern Borno during Operation Desert Sanity, Zagazola Makama disclosed.
- Early on January 18, the Army's Intervention Battalion moved from a harbour area to operate around Chiralia, Garin Faruk and the Abima axis, targeting insurgent hideouts in difficult terrain, sources said.
- During clearance operations, about 12:40 p.m., three soldiers were injured in a terrorist-operated drone strike, Makama disclosed.
- Despite the attack, the troops maintained momentum and the area in northern Borno operational zone remained under firm military dominance, sources said.
- Later in the day, as troops settled into a new harbour area, terrorists launched a ground assault at about 7:10 p.m. that lasted roughly 25 minutes and was decisively repelled, sources said.
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Nigerian airstrikes kill scores of militants in Borno, military says
ABUJA, Jan 19 - Nigerian air force strikes destroyed about 10 canoes and killed more than 40 militants preparing attacks in Borno state, the military said late on Sunday, in the latest in a series of operations targeting groups around Lake Chad. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Three soldiers injured in failed drone attack on Nigerian troops by terrorists
Troops of the Nigerian Army under Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have recorded significant operational gains in northern Borno, clearing several ISWAP terrorist camps and repelling both drone and ground attacks during the ongoing Operation Desert Sanity. The development was disclosed by counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, in a post on his X handle on Sunday. According to sources cited by Makama, the latest phase…
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“Some fleeing elements were trailed and neutralised, while others who regrouped at an assembly area were also engaged, effectively dismantling the terrorist concentration,” he said. The post NAF airstrikes neutralise over 40 terrorists in Borno appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
The Nigerian Air Force announced the deaths of more than 40 armed men and the destruction of some 10 boats, as a result of raids against groups preparing to launch attacks in Borno State, north-east of the country, as reported by the Reuters agency. The attacks on armed groups around Lake Chad came at a time when, according to the Agency, the fighters of Boko Haram and the organization of the Islamic State had recently intensified their attacks …
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