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BREAKING: Jihadists overpower Nigerian troops, capture military base in Borno
Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State militant group have reportedly captured a military base in Borno State.
The terrorists overpowered the military after overnight clashes with troops, sources told AFP on Saturday.
It was gathered that machine-gun wielding fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked the base in the town of Marte in the Lake Chad area overnight Friday into Saturday, two sources said.
“The priority now is to reclaim the base from the terrorists and an operation is underway,” one of the sources said.
“We took a hit from ISWAP terrorists. They raided the base in Marte after a fierce battle.”
The second source said the army “incurred losses” but it was not yet clear how many people had died or the level of destruction inflicted by the insurgents.
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