The Nigerian Air Drive below Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) carried out strategic airstrikes that killed over 70 fighters and commanders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Borno State.
The operation, carried out on November 6, focused ISWAP camps within the southern Lake Chad area.
The strikes targeted on areas at Kwallaram and Arainna Ciki islands close to Jibilarram in Marte Native Authorities Space.
These camps had been reportedly below the management of a well known ISWAP commander named Usman.
Following the strike, floor assessments confirmed that greater than 70 militants had been killed in Kwallaram, with additional casualties reported at Arainna Ciki, although the precise quantity stays unknown.
Safety knowledgeable Zagazola Makama described the operation as one of many Air Drive’s most profitable missions towards ISWAP to this point.
Nevertheless, studies on November 7 indicated that ISWAP has since mobilized extra fighters from the Sambisa Forest to regroup in areas similar to Kusuma and Sigir within the Gamboru Ngala Native Authorities Space, territories additionally managed by Usman’s forces.
The reinforcements reportedly embrace fighters from the northern border areas close to Cameroon.
