The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), during a night operation conducted yesterday, successfully destroyed a new Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) Camp located between Malam Fatori and Kangarwa in Northern Borno.
The new camp is
about 4-6km away from the BHT location attacked earlier on 20 August
2016 by NAF Mi-17 helicopter within the same vicinity in a similar night
operation that led to the death of about 300 insurgents. The
post-strike Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) mission had revealed that
surviving BHTs converged at the new location.
The information
was later confirmed to be true by series of follow-up Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions that led to the latest
strike. Recall that the general area around Malam Fatori and Kangarwa is
infested with BHTs hence the need to clear the remnants of BHT in the
area.
The air assault
is therefore expected to further degrade the capability of the
insurgents while fostering the creation of the necessary enablement for
own ground troops to operate.
Meanwhile, NAF Alpha Jets have helped to repel an attack by BHTs on troops of 153 Battalion who were on fighting patrol at Ala Lumshe.
Meanwhile, NAF Alpha Jets have helped to repel an attack by BHTs on troops of 153 Battalion who were on fighting patrol at Ala Lumshe.
The troops, on
Saturday 27 August 2016, had come under attack from BHTs about 4km south
of Marte when the Alpha Jets were called-in to dislodge the insurgents.
AYODELE FAMUYIWA
Group Captain
Director of Public
Relations & Information
PRNigeria
AYODELE FAMUYIWA
Group Captain
Director of Public
Relations & Information
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