Posted on 08/24/2025 9:29:45 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it would continue to provide air cover to ground troops dismantling jihadist bases in the north-east.
More than 35,000 people have been killed and two million displaced in the conflict, according to the UN.
Earlier this month, the US State Department approved the sale of weapons worth $346m (£256m) to Nigeria in a bid to help it to quell unrest.
The Institute for Security Studies think-tank said that at least 15 jihadist attacks had been recorded so far this year in areas near Nigeria's border with Cameroon and Niger.
The jihadists were using modified commercial drones to strike at army bases, and were making it difficult for the military to send reinforcements, it added.
The military said it had also carried air strikes on "bandits", a term used to describe criminal gangs in Nigeria, in north-western Katsina state.
The operation led to 76 kidnapping victims, including women and children, being rescued, the military added.
The Katsina State Commissioner for Internal Security, Nasir Mua'zu, said that a child had died during the rescue efforts.
The operation followed an attack in the village of Unguwan Mantau in Katsina last week, with gunmen opening fire on worshippers in a mosque and on residents in nearby homes.
The attack led to the killing of at least 50 people and the abduction of about 60 others - some of whom were rescued in the military operation, officials said.
Katsina and neighbouring Zamfara state have been hit the hardest by bandits in the north-west, leading to the most deaths and displacement.
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Who should we root for?
If you want to root for the Muslims, go right ahead.
But I still haven’t forgiven them for 9/11.
Muslim on Muslim? Because when it’s Muslim on Christian, the army and police are deaf and blind.
I don’t think Christian on Muslim because the state is Muslim majority.
Tribal?
More than 30 down, only 1.5 billion to go.
My MD is Nigerian, best doc ever. His wife is an MD too. There’s one tribe there that has very high IQs, fast tracked for immigration. Igbo, as I recall. He goes back for a month every four years, is there now. Provides free med care to Nigerians.
I hope and pray he’s safe and gets back soon.
American-backed government forces trying to restrain jihadis like Boko Haram and others slaughtering Christians and Westerners. Control of oil and gas production at stake.
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