
The Digest:
Nigerian Air Force precision strikes have killed more than 10 ISWAP fighters in Borno and Yobe states, part of a sustained aerial campaign that reflects a war increasingly fought not only on the ground, but through the unblinking eyes of technology
Key Points:
- NAF air strikes killed over 10 ISWAP fighters in Borno and Yobe on Tuesday.
- Operations targeted the Timbuktu Triangle and areas near Ambia and Shangamaru.
- Strikes were guided by real-time surveillance from unmanned aerial vehicles.
- Terrorist assets, including motorcycles, were destroyed in the engagement.
- Post-strike assessment confirmed significant casualties with one escapee.
- The campaign aims to restrict terrorist movement and disrupt supply lines.
- This follows earlier January strikes that destroyed hideouts and weapons caches.
Source: The Cable