Daily Digest Online

Nigerian military forces successfully defended a strategic base in Borno State on Thursday, repelling a sophisticated, multi-pronged assault by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists that included surveillance drones, mortar fire, and heavy gunfire. The attack on "Battalion Headquarters Alfa" began around 7:57 p.m. when troops from the Joint Task Force North East under Operation Hadin Kai spotted three enemy drones conducting aerial reconnaissance over the base. As soldiers mobilized to counter the unmanned aerial threat, the attackers initiated a ground assault, firing two mortar rounds followed by a heavy barrage of small arms fire. A Robust Defense and Terrorist Retreat The troops mounted an immediate and powerful counter-defense with overwhelming firepower. This ground response was bolstered by timely close air support from the Nigerian Air Force, creating a decisive combined arms operation. The coordinated defense forced the attacki...