ISWAP chief propagandist, two media operatives killed in failed attack – Army

Operation Hadin Kai says its troops person killed Abu Salim al-Barnawi, described arsenic a elder Boko Haram/ISWAP commander-turned-chief lensman and propaganda operative, during a failed violent onslaught connected a subject presumption successful Cross Kauwa, Borno State.

In a connection issued connected Wednesday by the acting Military Information Officer, Captain Mohammed Goni, the subject said Abu Salim was among respective terrorists killed during the failed infiltration of a subject determination connected July 12, 2026.

The connection said Abu Salim was killed alongside different members of the ISWAP mobile media team, identified arsenic Abu Umar Khattab and Abu Khalid Usman. It added that troops recovered a video camera and different items from the scene, arsenic earlier announced by the military.

According to the military, quality reports bespeak that Abu Salim antecedently led cross-border attacks into Cameroon earlier being reassigned to the group’s media unit, wherever helium allegedly photographed and filmed attacks, produced propaganda materials and supported recruitment efforts.

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