Nigerian troops have thwarted a Boko Haram attack on a military formation in the volatile northeast, killing dozens of jihadists, the army said Thursday. Five gun trucks, weapons and rounds of ammunition were recovered from the jihadists, while their motorcycles were destroyed. IS-affiliated Boko Haram has launched a series of attacks on military bases and government targets in the northeast, leaving scores of troops dead. In a related development, the Nigerian airforce said on Thursday it had destroyed ISWAP formations at Kollaram, in nearby Borno state. The violence has also spilt over into neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon, prompting a regional military coalition to defeat the hardline jihadist group.

Source: The Guardian June 27, 2019 10:07 UTC