Nigerian troops have repelled an attack on a military base by Boko Haram jihadists in the country’s northeast, the army and security sources said on Thursday. The attack, in the town of Gashigar, in the Mobbar district of Borno state, is believed to have been carried out by a Boko Haram faction backed by the Islamic State group. The Nigerian army confirmed the attack in a post on its Twitter account late on Wednesday. “BHT (Boko Haram terrorists) met their Waterloo this evening when they attempted to infiltrate 145 (Battalion) location at Gashigar,” it said. The military has strongly denied reports of heavy troop casualties.

Source: The Guardian September 27, 2018 09:11 UTC