🏴❌🇳🇬 — "ISWAP (Islamic State West Africa Province)" raided a base of pro-government CJTF militia in Mainok, Borno state, north-eastern Nigeria.

➡️As per War Noir:

As a result militants captured an AKM assault rifle and a #China-made 🇨🇳 Type 56-1 assault rifle along with several 7.62x39mm AK magazines and ammunition

➡️Mainuk is the hometown of the famous ISWAP leader Abu Ali al Mainuki, who is currently number 2 in the terrorist group's leadership and head of the Furqan office (which oversees Sahel, Libya and West Africa provinces) and moreover is Wali (governor) of IS-Libya Province.

🏴❌🇳🇬 — ISWAP (Islamic State West Africa Province) attacked Wednesday a position of Nigerian police in Gajiram, killing 2 officers and injuring others, state police spokesman confirmed the attack and added that hand grenades were used during the assault.

➡️ISWAP terrorists captured, per War Noir:

Two #China-made 🇨🇳 37/38mm Norinco Model NARG 38 grenade launchers and AKM rifle fitted with #Israel-made 🇮🇱 FAB Defense accessories.

➡️Israel for years has been a primary weapon supplier to Nigeria, providing a range of medium and light weapons.

🏴❌🇳🇪🇧🇫 — Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP) ambushed a large convoy of joint Nigerien and Burkinabe army.

➡️ A joint convoy of the two armed forces heading from Dori to Seytenga to then cross to Niger was ambushed by ISSP terrorists on the 11th January

➡️ 25 soldiers were killed and 5 vehicles burnt, a soldier was also captured alive by the militants, his fate is unknown.

➡️ 3 vehicles were captured by the militants, along with different weapons and ammunition.

➡️ IS also says one of their fighters died in the clashes.

According to War Noir, IS fighters were armed with:

#China-made 🇨🇳 Type 80 machine guns, #Romania-made 🇷🇴 PM md. 90 rifle, AKM / Type 56 rifles and Type 3 AK-47 rifle.

🏴❌🇸🇴🇸🇴 — 'Islamic State' Somalia Province releases images from remains of Puntland Defense Forces vehicles that they blew up in the Bari moutains.

➡️ The terrorists also reported on the fighting during the past week against the PDF offensive in the area, in Wali Sur, near Bali Tadan in the Bari mountains, a 6-hour long battle ensued between advancing PDF elements and IS militants, a soldier was killed and 2 injured initially.

➡️ After the PDF retreat from the Wali Sur valley, IS terrorists ambushed them and killed another soldier and injured 6 others.

➡️ According to War Noir, IS militants were armed with multiple common #China-made 🇨🇳 Type 56-1 assault rifles.

🏴❌🇳🇬🇳🇬 — #BREAKING - ISWAP terrorists raided the Pritang outpost related to the Bita/Gwonari base of the 114 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, Borno state, northeastern Nigeria.

3 soldiers were killed several more injured in the battle, and 2 vehicles were captured along with large amounts of weapons, a BMP and MRAP were destroyed as well

According to War Noir:

Militants captured #Germany-made 🇩🇪 HK21A1 machine gun, #Poland-made 🇵🇱 PG-9V rockets, #Bulgaria-made 🇧🇬 RHEF-7LDMA / RHEAT-7MA2 / PG-7V rockets, #Romania-made 🇷🇴 PM md. 65 rifle, #China-made 🇨🇳 W-85 machine guns, Type 80 machine gun, DShKM machine gun and RPG-7 Launcher.

🏳️❌🇧🇯 — JNIM militants attacked a base of the Beninese army in Gourouberi, Karimama in nothern Benin, near the border with Niger.

➡️ 8 soldiers were reportedly killed and large amounts of weapons and ammunition were captured in the attack.

➡️ According to War Noir:

Militants captured rare Type 3 AK-47 with #USA-made 🇺🇸 M203 grenade launcher (!)

Additionally #Bulgaria-made 🇧🇬 Arsenal MG-1M machine gun, #China-made 🇨🇳 Type 69 RPG Launchers, W-85 heavy machine guns, Type 81-1 rifles, Type 56-1 rifles, Type 69 RPG Launchers, T69-1 Anti-Tank RPG projectiles and mortars were seized as well.

🏴❌🇨🇲🇳🇬 — ISWAP claims the attack on the joint MNJTF base in Wulgo on the Cameroonian border

➡️ At least 15 soldiers are claimed to be killed, local sources reported at least 20 deaths.

➡️ An SVBIED was used to break in the base and burn the camp fully, including a dozen vehicles.

➡️ 2 vehicles were captured, along with large amounts of weapons and ammunition.

According to War Noir:

Militants used Car bomb (SVBIED), RPG-7 Launchers with PG-7V rockets, #Belgium-made 🇧🇪 FN MAG machine gun, #Hungary-made 🇭🇺 AK-63F rifle, #Romania-made 🇷🇴 PM md. 65 rifles, #China-made 🇨🇳 Type 69 RPG Launcher with WR2004 rocket, PKM / Type 80 machine guns and AKM / Type 56-1 rifles.

🏴❌🇳🇬🇳🇬 — ISWAP attacked the Goniri military base in Yobe State, northeast Nigeria and killed numerous Nigerian soldiers.

➡️ On the night of the 28th, ISWAP terrorists overran the Goniri base in Yobe, killing 11 soldiers and injuring others, the base was notorious for the ISWAP attack a few years ago that killed hundreds of soldiers over several days.

➡️ This follows a series of deadly assaults by the group which killed dozens of soldiers and destroyed many camps in the last few days of Ramadan, IS supporters around the world started spreading the #BurnTheCamps (#محرقة_المعسكرات) hashtag to amplify the campaign.

➡️ 18 vehicles were destroyed, including MRAPs and a #Czechoslovak-made 122mm 'RM-70' Multiple Rocket Launcher and #UK-made 🇬🇧 Vickers MBT Mk. 3 Main Battle Tank (per War Noir)

➡️ Militants used #China-made 🇨🇳 W-85 heavy machine gun, RPG-7 Launchers, PG-7VM Anti-Tank rockets, Type 80 machine guns, AKM rifles with #Israel-made (captured from Nigerian army) 🇮🇱 FAB Defense accessories and Type 56-1 rifles (per War Noir)

🏳️❌🇧🇯 — 70 Beninese soldiers killed by JNIM in the largest attack in Benin's history.

➡️ On the 17th of April, 2-3 barracks belonging to the Beninese military were raided by JNIM militants in a coordinated assault, in Wada and Koudou, Alibori region in northern Benin.

➡️JNIM claimed the attacks resulted in the killing of 70 soldiers, the capture of 78 assault rifles, 3 drones 22 PK(M) machine guns, mortars, RPGs and more.

According to War Noir:

Militants captured #USA-made 🇺🇸 M2HB machine gun, Drones, #China-made 🇨🇳 PP87 mortars, Type 69 RPG Launchers, T69-1 Anti-Tank projectiles, RAP (Rocket Assisted) mortar bombs, Type 80 machine guns , W-85 machine guns, Type 81-1 rifles, Type 56-1 rifles etc...

🏴❌🇳🇬🇳🇬 — On May 30th, ISWAP conducted a large assault on the Bitta supercamp belonging to the Nigerian army

➡️ 13 vehicles were torched including a UK-made Vickers 3 MBT, MRAPs and an MLRS, 4 soldiers were killed and others injured.

➡️This is the 23rd supercamp that ISWAP overran in the past 3 months during its ongoing Burn the Camps offensive.

➡️ The Nigerian Army claimed it killed 60 ISWAP fighters during the attack, no evidence was shown, and a likely lower number of militants participated in this attack.

According to War Noir:

Militants captured #Poland-made 🇵🇱 Beryl M762 rifles, PAC AKMS rifles, #Belgium-made 🇧🇪 FN MAG machine guns, #Romania-made 🇷🇴 PM md. 90 rifle, #Israel-made 🇮🇱 81mm B599ER mortar, #China-made 🇨🇳 Type 80 machine guns, PG-9V rockets, DShKM heavy machine gun, PKT machine gun, AKM / AKMS rifles and Type 56 / 56-1 rifles.