Boko Haram terrorists
Islamist militant groups Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched coordinated overnight attacks on multiple locations in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, killing an army general and several other soldiers, military sources said on Thursday.
Two military sources told Reuters the Benisheikh base was overrun, killing Brigadier-General Braimah and other soldiers including a captain, and destroying several military vehicles. Reuters could not independently verify the accounts.
He said the death toll was still being tallied.
A 17-year Islamist insurgency in northeast Nigeria has killed thousands of people and displaced at least 2 million, according to aid groups, despite major military campaigns.
Boko Haram and ISWAP have intensified attacks on military positions in northeastern Nigeria this year, killing dozens of troops as they continue to exploit the region’s difficult terrain, porous borders, and weak state presence.
REUTERS
