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UPDATE 1-Islamic State says it killed 20 Nigerian soldiers -statement

Published 14/06/2019, 12:07
UPDATE 1-Islamic State says it killed 20 Nigerian soldiers -statement

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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, June 14 (Reuters) - Islamic State's West
African branch claimed responsibilty for an attack on a Nigerian
army base in northeastern Borno state and said its fighters had
killed 20 soldiers.
The assault, which raised questions about government claims
to have almost defeated the insurgents, took place in the town
of Kareto on Wednesday.
The barracks were burnt and a tank destroyed, Islamic State
in West Africa (ISWA) said in a statement published on the SITE
Intelligence website.
Security sources had said earlier that the base, home to the
from the Nigerian Army's 158th Battalion and 130 km (80 miles)
from the state capital Maiduguri, had been overun and the
commander killed.
After the assault, the militants left Kareto, but remained
in the area, the sources said.
The Nigerian Army did not respond to requests for comment.
Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA), which split from
Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram in 2016, has carried out a
number of attacks in the northeast over the last few months,
including on military bases.
The government has said the Boko Haram insurgency, and the
rival Islamic State West Africa Province group, are on their
last legs. But sustained efforts to eradicate the militants have
failed and the military continues to suffer heavy losses.
The insurgency has killed more than 30,000 people and
displaced millions of civilians in affected areas.
President Muhammadu Buhari, in his second-term inaugural
speech on Wednesday, said the government providing more support
for the security forces in terms of money and equipment.
The insurgency has killed more than 30,000 people and
displaced millions of civilians in affected areas.


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