1 week agoWhatever precisely transpired the aircraft certainly came down over an area controlled by JAS or one that they could operate in. Note here the number (475) repeated in English by the JAS fighter, and in Pic3 the Alpha Jet in happier times
1 week agoNigeria After the disappearance of an NAF Alpha Jet on March 31st, video frm Boko Haram (JAS) has been released of the jet flying, trailing smoke, exploding, then falling in flames.
1 week agoBoko Haram faction has released a footage of it shooting down a fighter jet mid-air. The military had on Wed. said an aircraft was missing. The video also showed fighters carrying RPG & artillery equipment, as well as a corpse of the pilot & the aircraft's debris
1 week agoChecked the Sentinel-2 images around that area from yesterday and there was a small fire west of Abba Jille but it is unclear if it's in any way related to the Alpha-Jet crash. Coordinates: 11.57573, 12.87709
An update on the missing NAF Alpha-Jet: PRNigeria says it was "flying around Goni Kurmiri and Njimia villages after attacking terrorist locations at the Sambisa Axis"
7 JAS fighters were killed while trying to plant IEDs in the Njimia-Alafa area, in Sambisa Forest
An Alpha Jet belonging to the Nigerian Air Force went missing on Wednesday night. The Air Force is currently conducting a rescue mission for the pilots
Nigerian Air Force has launched a rescue mission for missing combat aircraft pilots
One Dead, Three Injured As @PoliceNG Shoot At Shi'ites Protesters In Abuja
48 Boko Haram fighters were killed in the Chibok-Askira axis. The photos were geotagged east of Chibok, meaning this was an operation targeting JAS and militants killed were from this faction. 8 civilians were also rescued
Police Arrest Two Pastors As Masterminds Of ESN's Killings, Violence In South-East. According to the @PoliceNG, some of the suspects confessed to being active members of IPOB and ESN (Eastern Security Network)
On Friday, ISWAP tried to attack Damasak again but they were repelled by the Nigerian troops
The Nigerian army conducted operations against the terror group in the Damboa and Gwoza local government areas of the state
Niger Republic: On Saturday, an ISWAP IED targeted 3 men on the road from Dorro to Daourodi
2 week agoMost importantly, ISWAP claimed the attack in Goniri, where they killed a Yobe State Peace and Vigilante group member and seized 2 SUVs. For the next 2.5 hours, they say they did whatever they wanted (claiming the military didn't dare to leave their barracks)
2 week agoISWAP also claimed the attack in Ladari. There they say several soldiers were killed and wounded, likely indicating a failed assault
2 week agoISWAP claimed the Wulgo attack, actually claiming less than the official info and saying only 1 soldier (and claiming he was Nigerian) was killed there. They also say armored vehicles were burned and weapons and ammo were captured
Four persons were on Sunday feared killed and three injured after cult clashes in Ojo and Ibeju-Lekki areas of Lagos State. It was gathered deadly clashes broke out between suspected members of Aiye and Eiye cult groups in the areas
Some gunmen numbering about seven have invaded another farm in Oyo State. It was gathered yesterday that a farm customer, an indigene of Benue State was killed during the invasion of the farm located at Fiditi, one of the towns in Afijio LGA of the State
And Damasak is under attack again. Repeated assault, exhausting troops present there
3 week agoISWAP added four new photos from Katarko. The pics look like they've been taken from a video. Given they reportedly weren't faced with any resistance, they probably had lots of time to record videos. Maybe it will be released by Amaq
3 week agoISWAP claims 5 soldiers were killed in Damasak, several wounded, an SUV seized and a local NGO building and 2 vehicles set on fire
Reportedly Damasak is under attack again. It seems like ISWAP decided one of their tactic in recent weeks is a repeated assault. It worked in Dikwa, now they are trying it against troops in Damasak
ISIS has released video allegedly depicting the aftermath of clashes on March 12 with the Nigerian army near the town of Monguno in Nigeria's northeastern Borno State
"Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have killed no fewer than six Boko Haram militants along the Dikwa – Ajiri axis in the Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State." Weapons, ammo, motorbikes among the captures. This took place on Monday
3 week agoThe most important "feature" coming from ISWAP on Tuesday are those photos from the attack in Damasak. There is no SVBIED shown but the pictures were taken inside of the military base east of the city:
3 week agoIn the evening, ISWAP claimed 2 more attacks: In Zabarmari, they say killed and wounded several soldiers on Sunday in an attack on a checkpoint. DailyTrust says the attack was repelled, without mentioning any casualties
4 ISWAP guntrucks were captured after the attack in Damasak on Sunday. Many fighters are said to have been killed
22 herders killed in the Monguno area over the weekend
International Organization for Migration said that following the attacks in Dikwa on March 1-2, 27,857 people fled the town for safety. Very likely many of them have already returned
