The terrorists were killed when the troops of 26 Brigade Garrison on patrol and “escort duties of civilian merchants” ran into an ambush. “During the encounter, troops swiftly responded with heavy gunfire, thwarted the ambush, exterminated two terrorists and captured two AK 47 Rifles,” the army said in a statement. “There is no casualty on the part of Nigerian Army troops during the operation,” it added. More recently early June, ISWAP fighters attacked military bases south of Baga in Marte, Dikwa and Kirenowa. The Nigerian military seldom comments on the ongoing counter-insurgency operations, and tends to downplay the insurgents’ effectiveness, rarely acknowledging engagements and seemingly understating military casualties and equipment losses.

Source: The Guardian June 23, 2019 20:03 UTC