- LiveLeak: The photos were released by Amaq Agency, considered to be the Islamic State’s primary media outlet.
by Chris Tomson
Over 30 soldiers of the Nigerian Army (NA) were shot dead after jihadist insurgents in the northern countryside of the embattled country concluded a successful ambush on Friday afternoon.
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Deploying land mines, technicals and machine-gun fire at close range, militants loyal to the outlawed Boko Haram (ISIS franchise) caught government soldiers completely off-guard in what ended up being a de facto massacre.
The photos were released by Amaq Agency, considered to be the Islamic State’s primary media outlet. The ISIS-tied outlet did however not specify where exactly the above ambush took place.
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The Nigerian army however only announced the killing of two Boko Haram members and made no mention of this deadly ambush.
Civilian-JTF, Borno Hunters Killed Too In Attack
An unknown number of Civilian JTF and Borno Hunters were also killed in the ambush. This enhanced screen grab was taken from the graphic images released by the terrorists in report here.
Four US Troops Killed In Ambush In Niger
In related news, 4 US Green berets were killed by Boko Haram in Niger republic the past Thursday during a similar attack. President Trump was informed.
