Tuesday, January 7, 2025 - Terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State group have killed six soldiers in a raid on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, two military sources confirmed to AFP on Monday.
The attack occurred early on Sunday, when fighters from Islamic State
West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched a coordinated assault on the base in
Sabon Gari, located in the Damboa district of Borno State.
The militants arrived in trucks and on motorcycles, the military sources
said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The attackers set fire to the base and destroyed army vehicles during
the raid, the sources added.
“We lost six soldiers in the ISWAP terrorist attack on the base after an
intense gun battle,” one military officer said, describing the heavy fighting.
The soldiers were ultimately forced to retreat, according to the
officer.
In response, fighter jets were deployed from the regional capital,
Maiduguri, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) away, and struck the retreating
militants.
The second military officer, who provided the same casualty toll, said,
“Air strikes against the fleeing terrorists resulted in multiple militant
fatalities and the destruction of operational vehicles and their weaponry.”
However, the officer did not provide details on the number of ISWAP
casualties.
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