Nigerian Forces Report Heavy Fighting in Borno, Fatal Ambush in Zamfara

Overview

• Five soldiers and one police officer were confirmed killed in a Monday ambush in Zamfara state, the army said.
• Troops in Borno encountered two explosive‑laden vehicles, neutralising one before a second breached defenses and caused casualties among soldiers and Civilian Joint Task Force members.
• Security sources reported at least eight soldiers killed and about 50 wounded in the Borno fighting, with forces later pulling back to Damboa; the military has not released those figures.
• The military said more than 20 insurgents were killed during the Timbuktu Triangle operations and mass graves with roughly 20 militant bodies were uncovered.
• The violence comes in a conflict that the United Nations says has killed about 35,000 civilians and displaced more than 2 million people across the region.