Islamic State-backed Boko Haram faction claims in a broadcast on its Amaq News Agency that its jihadists killed 10 Nigerian soldiers, left many wounded, and captured one, in an attack in Sabon Gari, Borno State. IslamicState Nigeria ICYMI
Islamic State-backed Boko Haram faction has claimed to have killed 10 Nigerian troops in an attack in Sabon Gari, northeast of Biu town in Borno State.
It claimed to have destroyed three tanks while they also captured two others and five other vehicles.Since July last year, ISWAP attacks on military bases and soldiers have increased, not only affecting the morale of the troops but also allowing the jihadists to restock vital arms and ammunition. Weapon experts have identified the rockets used as those captured from the Nigerian army in an attack on the Lake Chad town of Baga in December.
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