{"id":94457,"date":"2025-09-16T22:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=94457"},"modified":"2025-09-16T22:49:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:49:00","slug":"nigerian-troops-kill-8-islamic-state-fighters-in-borno-ambush-military-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=94457","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian troops kill 8 Islamic State fighters in Borno ambush, military says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nigerian troops killed eight fighters, including senior commanders, from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during an ambush along a key supply route in the northeast, the military said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The clash occurred early on Monday near Garin Giwa on the Baga-Cross Kauwa road in Borno state, an area frequently targeted by insurgents aiming to disrupt military operations.<\/p>\n

ISWAP fighters attempted to ambush a patrol, and troops were able to repel the attackers, the army said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Among those killed were ISWAP senior field commander Abu Aisha, Qaid of Tumbun Mota, and two mid-level commanders, known as Munzirs. Several other militants fled with gunshot wounds, according to the statement.<\/p>\n

Militants from\u00a0Boko Haram\u00a0and its splinter group ISWAP have caused thousands of deaths, widespread displacement and a deepening humanitarian crisis in northeast Nigeria during their attacks on security forces and civilians.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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