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Troops of the Joint Task Force (North- East), Operation Hadin Kai,!have repelled a multi-front attack by the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists on a Forward Operating Base in Borno State.
The Media Information Officer of OPHK, Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, said in a statement the terrorists attacked the facility in the early hours of Saturday.
Uba said the troops responded with a coordinated offensive-defensive action, forcing the terrorists into a disorderly withdrawal.
He added that the Air Component of OPHK provided close air support, as well as Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), which enhanced precision targeting during the engagement.
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“Subsequent exploitation along the terrorists’ withdrawal routes inflicted further heavy losses on the fleeing insurgents,” the spokesman stated.
According to him, a total of 38 terrorists were killed, with eight bodies recovered within the immediate area of engagement.
He said credible human intelligence from local sources indicated that more than 30 additional terrorist bodies and abandoned weapons were sighted along the Garin Mallum–Garin Gajere axis into the Timbuktu Triangle.
“This was evidenced by blood trails and scattered equipment along the withdrawal routes,” he added.
Uba further disclosed that troops recovered seven AK-47 rifles, eight magazines, four RPG bombs and assorted ammunition from the scene.
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