Military air strike neutralises eight suspected ISWAP fighters in Borno

Nigerian subject forces nether Operation Hadin Kai person neutralised 8 suspected Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, fighters successful a precision aerial onslaught successful the Timbuktu Triangle of Borno State.

The improvement was contained successful a station shared connected Wednesday by information expert and counter-insurgency adept successful the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, via his X handle.

According to the report, the cognition was conducted astatine astir 9:56 p.m. connected August 18, 2026, pursuing credible quality connected the beingness of ISWAP fighters astatine Thethangala, wrong the Timbuktu Triangle.

A Guardian craft reportedly established the people overhead and identified 8 suspected terrorists gathered astatine the determination and allegedly preparing to motorboat an onslaught connected Nigerian troops deployed successful the area.

The identified fighters were subsequently engaged successful a precision aerial strike.

“Battle Damage Assessment shows each the terrorists neutralised, with nary further question observed aft the strike,” the study stated.

The country is regarded arsenic a important operational portion for ISWAP activities, peculiarly arsenic insurgents proceed attempts ...