🏴❌🇳🇪🇧🇫 — 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' West Africa Province (ISWAP) executed 2 village heads.

➡️2 village chiefs were executed by ISWAP terrorists, one in Ngama, Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria, and one in Mallam Bulamari in Diffa region, Niger after being arrested and 'investigated' several days prior.

➡️ This comes during a crack down of ISWAP terrorists on government informants in its territory.

➡️The executioners of the Ngama village chief were armed with, according to War Noir:

#Romania-made 🇷🇴 PM md. 65 and PM md. 90 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.

🏴❌🇨🇲🇳🇬 — 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.

🏴❌🇳🇬🇳🇬 — 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.