Mainok attack
| Mainok attack | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |||||
 Location of Borno State in Nigeria | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Nigeria |
 ISWAP | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 33 soldiers killed | Unknown | ||||
On 25 April 2021 a large group of ISWAP insurgents killed 33 soldiers in Mainok, a town 36 miles (58 kilometres) west of Maiduguri in Borno State, Nigeria.[1][2] Wearing military camouflage, the militants arrived in four mine-resistant trucks, a scorpion armored personnel carrier, and several gun trucks. They split into three groups before attacking the army base. At the base, ISWAP destroyed a T-55 battle tank, a BTR-4EN, and stole several MRAPS.[3][4][5] The attackers fled as the air force carried out airstrikes against them.[2][6] When soldiers arrived from Damaturu in response, ISWAP ambushed the reinforcements, killing three, injuring nine, and stealing a MRAP.[6] An air force drone accidentally bombed a vehicle belonging to the army, killing 20.[7][6]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Jihadists kill 31 soldiers in northeast Nigeria". The Guardian (Nigeria). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ a b "More than 30 Nigerian soldiers killed in militant attack - sources". Reuters. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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- ^ a b c "How Fighter Jet, Boko Haram Killed 33 Soldiers In Mainok | Nigeria News". www.naijanews.com.
- ^ says, Jasper (April 26, 2021). "Nigerian Air Force probes friendly fire against troops in Mainok". P.M. News.
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