Five soldiers of the Nigerian Army and six Boko Haram terrorists were killed in a gunfight in the Alagarno area of Borno State on Monday, January 11, 2021.
The terrorists were members of main Boko Haram faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), according to a report by HumAngle.
The military reportedly launched an offensive against the terrorists in the Alargano forest axis of Borno, leading troops to capture one gun truck and one Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) from the insurgents.
At least 17 soldiers were also injured during the attack, according to HumAngle.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) announced last week that an unspecified number of terrorists were killed in their hideouts at Alagarno and Sambisa Forest area of Borno in an operation by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole.
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KABUL: The Afghan security forces arrested a Daesh terrorist who used to execute and prepare Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) against the Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, intelligence said on Saturday.
Operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) conducted an operation in Khogyani district on Friday night that led to the arrest of a Daesh terrorist responsible for bomb attacks, Nangarhar Press Disk said in a statement.
However, the name and other details of the detained Daesh terrorist have not been disclosed yet.
But an AK-47 with six magazines had been discovered and destroyed on the spot.