On one side, Shekau’s Boko Haram faction, known formally as Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad or JAS, was based in the Sambisa forest. Boko Haram fighters ambushed an ISWAP brigade as they transported weapons to one of their main camps, sources said. But, the sources said, ISWAP took the fight to Boko Haram directly in Sambisa forest located further south. One group headed directly to the Boko Haram camp in Sabilul Huda, where Shekau had sought refuge. Neither ISWAP or Boko Haram have released any communique about the attack on Sambisa or the whereabouts of Shekau.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 21, 2021 15:00 UTC