Boko Haram Fighters Launch Coordinated Assaults On ISWAP Camps, Killing Scores In Borno

By Zagazola Makama

Fighters from Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad (JAS) otherwise known as Boko Haram have executed multiple coordinated assaults against the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), killing scores of them in northern Borno State.

These attacks, carried out between December 23 and 24, have resulted in the dislodgement of several ISWAP camps and the seizure of valuable equipment.

Impeccable sources told Zagazola Makama that the targeted strikes occurred in known ISWAP strongholds, including Toumbun Gini, Mangari, Toumbun Saje, and Metele.

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The JAS fighters reportedly overpowered their ISWAP counterparts, inflicting heavy casualties and capturing 20 motorcycles.

The assaults culminated in the destruction of the camps, forcing ISWAP militants to flee in disarray, with eyewitness accounts describing them escaping without shoes and with only the clothes on their backs.

It was observed that ISWAP appears to be avoiding direct confrontations with JAS in the immediate future, focusing instead on rebuilding its strength.

However, there are growing concerns regarding the expanding influence of Boko Haram which is reportedly gaining ground across northern Borno.