Military air strikes kill several suspected terrorists in Zamfara

The Nigerian subject person killed respective suspected terrorists during aerial strikes connected Yankuzo assemblage successful Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

The cognition was carried retired connected Monday evening by information forces nether Operation Fansan Yanma, according to counter-insurgency work Zagazola Makama.

Local sources said 5 subject craft took portion successful the cognition and attacked suspected terrorists successful the community.

Several fighters were reportedly killed, though the nonstop fig of casualties was not instantly known.

“Among those reportedly killed was a violent identified arsenic Isiya Gurgu, said to beryllium a adjacent subordinate of a notorious bandit person known arsenic Musa Commander, who is reportedly linked to the Ado Aleru network,” Makama said.

“The sources further claimed that Musa Commander is associated with respective terrorist-controlled communities, including Tsamiya and different settlements successful the area.

“According to the account, the information forces appeared to person exercised caution during the cognition to minimise civilian casualties, with the engagement reportedly focused connected individuals seen carrying weapons oregon dressed successful military-style uniforms.”

Several different suspected terrorists were besides reportedly wounded successful the aerial strikes.

Yankuzo is believed to beryllium a stronghold of equipped groups linked to the Ado Aleru n...