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| Several Boko Haram militants killed in Nigeria: Army |
| 2015-05-18 |
| [AA.TR] Several Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... holy warriors have been killed and ten camps fallen as government troops intensified operations to flush the myrmidon group out of its hideouts in the northeastern region, the Nigerian army said Sunday. "An unconfirmed number of forces of Evil died on Saturday as ten additional camps used by forces of Evil were overrun in the continuing offensive operations in Sambisa forest," Defense Spokesman Chris Olukolade said. "The Dure camp -- one of the most prominent camps in the forest -- witnessed the fiercest battle as special forces descended heavily on it before it finally fell," he added in a statement. Olukolade noted that at least a soldier was killed and two others injured by a landmine. He said four Boko Haram camps were in Iza locality within the forest, while three other camps were believed to have been recently set up by the myrmidons. "The forces of Evil lost a number of vehicles mounted with anti-aircraft guns as well as armored vehicles," the defense front man said. "Some of the forces of Evil who beat feet from the camps also died as they ran into an ambush," he added. He noted that the troops were on alert as fleeing holy warriors engaged in suicide kabooms. "Some of the fleeing forces of Evil have engaged in suicide missions at Bitta where they encountered the Nigerian troops across the border in Niger Republic," he said. "The operation to clear the forces of Evil in Sambisa and other forests is continuing as troops in all fronts have been alerted to be on the lookout for fleeing terrorists," he added. He said Nigeria's air force maintained an active air surveillance to track the movement of Boko Haram holy warriors for appropriate action as the operation continues. As Nigeria intensified the operation to decimate Boko Haram, nearly 1,000 hostages have been freed from the Sambisa hideouts of the myrmidons. Olukolade said recently that the operations sought to free all hostages and clear the holy warriors from Nigerian territories. After a months-long lull following heavy bombardment of their hideouts, the holy warriors have in the past few days staged skeletal attacks in some parts of northeastern Borno and Yobe, mostly deploying jacket wallahs to gain entry. At least 50 people died in attacks on villages near Maiduguri, capital of Borno, last week, while nine persons died from a suicide attack in Damaturu in Yobe state. The army dismissed the attacks as tactics to divert the attention of troops plummeting their strongholds across the region. |
| Posted by:Fred |