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JUST IN: ISIS Claims Responsibility For Attack On Military Convoy In Borno

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2 years ago

Jul 20, 2022.

Benard Joseph

ISIS Claims Responsibility For Attack On Military Convoy In Borno.
The Jihadist group said its men were responsible for the attack in the town of Mallam Fatori…

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the world’s deadliest terror group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack targeting a Nigerian army convoy in the town of Mallam Fatori in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State (near the borders with neighbouring Chad and Niger), allegedly killing three and wounding five others.

This online news platform had reported that Boko Haram terrorists suspected to be members of Islamic State West African Province, ISWAP on Monday morning ambushed a convoy of military troops and Civilian Joint Tasks Force, CJTF members killing the Chairman of CJTF, Alhaji Bukar Mandama and other vigilantes.

The Jihadist group, ISIS said its men were responsible for the attack in the town of Mallam Fatori in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State.

Boko Haram split into two factions in mid-2016 over ideological differences. One is led by Abu Mus’ab Al-Barnawi and largely focuses on attacking military and government targets, while the other, loyal to late Abubakar Shekau, is notorious for suicide bombings and indiscriminate killings of civilians.

ISIS central gave its formal backing to the Barnawi faction, which is known as Islamic State West Africa Province. It has lately intensified its armed campaign, launching a number of major assaults on military targets in Borno and neighbouring Yobe state amid signs of a takeover by more hardline leaders.

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Borno and Yobe states, along with nearby Adamawa state, have borne the brunt of nine years of jihadist violence that has claimed over 27,000 lives and forced more than 1.8 million people to flee their homes.

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