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Boko Haram Kills 'Many Soldiers', Displays Armed Personnel Carrier, SUVs, Ammunition Captured From Nigerian Military

Bernard Nelson

Mar 03, 2021

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Militants belonging to the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jam─ü'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jih─üd, have Allegedly killed many Nigerians soldiers in Borno State.

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AF NEWS gathered that the soldiers were killed recently during different attacks on Nigerian troops along Auno/Jakana Road, Monguno/Cross Kauwa Road, Goniri/Gorigi Road, Gur, Mainok, and Gorigi town.

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The insurgents also released a picture showing about seven soldiers allegedly killed during one of the attacks, claiming it killed 'many soldiers'.

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Also displayed were an Armed Personnel Carrier, four operational vehicles, ÔǬmilitary hardware, and ammunition ÔǼthe group allegedly captured from the Nigerian Army.

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Boko Haram and its offshoot, Islamic State West Africa Province, have killed thousands and displaced millions in North-Eastern Nigeria.

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The Nigerian military has repeatedly claimed that the insurgency had been largely defeated and frequently underplays any losses.

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In the past months, soldiers have been targeted by the insurgents, who lay in ambush for them.

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Hundreds of soldiers and officers have been reportedly killed since January 2021.

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At least 25 soldiers were recently killed when a suicide bomber identified as Abdullah al-Ansari rammed an explosives-laden pick-up truck into a military convoy during a clash in Goniri, a border community between Yobe and Borno states.

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In February, about 20 soldiers were also killed in Malari, Borno State by the insurgents.

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AF NEWS gathered that the soldiers were on patrol to clear some Boko Haram elements in the area following credible intelligence when they were ambushed by the group.

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