…Attackers were decimated, Nigeria Army claims
Terrorists aligned with the Islamic State militant group have captured a military base in Borno state after overnight clashes with troops, sources told AFP on Saturday.
Machine-gun wielding fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked the base in the town of Marte in the Lake Chad area overnight Friday into Saturday, two sources said.
“The priority now is to reclaim the base from the terrorists and an operation is underway,” one of the sources said.
We took a hit from ISWAP terrorists. They raided the base in Marte after a fierce battle.”
Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State militant group have captured a military base in northeast Nigeria's Borno state after overnight clashes with troops, sources told AFP on Saturday.
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