ABUJA, July 29 (Xinhua/GNA) — Several top commanders and fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) were killed, in a series of
airstrikes launched by the Nigerian military around the Lake Chad region, the armed forces said on Monday.
Ehimen Ejodame, spokesperson for the Nigerian Air Force, said in a statement that the anti-terror mission, aimed at decimating the leadership of the
terror group, hit Arina Woje, a location identified as a notorious enclave of ISWAP in the Southern Tumbuns area of Borno in the northern part of
Nigeria, near Lake Chad.
The area is “known as a sanctuary for terrorist leaders,” said the spokesperson, who did not provide an exact number of ISWAP commanders killed during
the air raid.
He explained that the airstrike followed a series of credible intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance sorties that confirmed the return of
terrorist elements to the area after recent inter-factional clashes.
Ejodame said military intelligence had revealed significant terrorist activities, including the movement of foot soldiers, the reactivation of
structures, and the concealment of possible command centers and logistics depots beneath dense foliage.
“Aircrew on arrival, acquired and prosecuted pre-selected targets using precision-guided munitions, achieving devastating effects,” Ejodame said, adding
that preliminary battle damage assessment revealed the destruction of several structures housing key ISWAP leaders, fighters, and logistics storage
facilities, effectively disrupting the group’s operational planning and resupply efforts in the region.
ISWAP has been collaborating with its sister group, Boko Haram, in an attempt to establish an Islamist state in northeast Nigeria. The terror groups
have also extended their attacks to other countries in the Lake Chad Basin.
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Politics Ceaseftre Ukraine
50-day deadline for ceasefire deal in Ukraine may be shortened: Trump
LONDON, July 29 (Xinhua/GNA) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday, that he is “very disappointed” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and he
is considering shortening the 50-day deadline he previously set for a ceasefire deal in Ukraine.
Trump, made the remarks ahead of talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in Scotland.
Speaking to reporters before heading indoors, Trump said he may shorten the deadline he had previously imposed. “We’re going to have to look. I’m going
to reduce the 50 days … because I think I already know the answer,” he added.
Earlier this month, Trump threatened to impose “very severe” tariffs on Russia if a ceasefire deal was not reached within 50 days.
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