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Jihadists Overrun Nigerian Military Base in Borno State, Killing 20
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Firstpost•15-10-2026, 07:48
Jihadists Overrun Nigerian Military Base in Borno State, Killing 20
- •Suspected Islamic State-aligned fighters overran and set ablaze a military base in Mairari village, Borno state.
- •The attack resulted in the deaths of 15 soldiers and five members of an anti-jihadist civilian militia.
- •Militants looted weapons, burned the base to the ground, and forced surviving troops to withdraw to Monguno.
- •The insurgency in Borno state, driven by Boko Haram and ISWAP, has caused tens of thousands of deaths since 2009.
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Suspected Islamic State-aligned fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) carried out the overnight attack on the military base in Mairari village.
The attack resulted in 20 deaths, which included 15 soldiers and five members of an anti-jihadist militia assisting the troops.
The militants looted weapons and everything of value, burnt the base to the ground, and forced surviving troops to withdraw toward Monguno.
