Terrorism, ISIS Matt Helmkamp Terrorism, ISIS Matt Helmkamp

Nigerian Air Force Jilli Market Strike Kills 56 to 200 Civilians in Borno; Government Defends Operation as Intelligence-Led, Orders Independent Probe

The April 11 Nigerian Air Force strike on Jilli market in Borno killed between 56 and 200 civilians per varying estimates; the government defended the strike as intelligence-led and ordered a probe, but survivor accounts and the documented pattern of Nigerian Air Force civilian casualty incidents raise material questions for the AFRICOM advisory partnership.

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Terrorism Matt Helmkamp Terrorism Matt Helmkamp

ISIS West Africa — Ramadan 'Camp Burning Campaign' Offensive

ISWAP executed a coordinated 4-base simultaneous raid in Borno, Nigeria, the most significant single-night operation in the current Ramadan offensive. Combined with a Sambisa Forest SVBIED, at least 10+ soldiers killed, 37+ vehicles destroyed/seized, and mass weapons haul. The 'Camp Burning Campaign' is actively escalating under direct spokesperson direction.

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