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More than 20 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have been killed in a precision drone strike conducted by the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI at Kila Bariya in the southern Lake Chad axis.
The strike, carried out on July 21, targeted a key terrorist logistics and assembly point following credible intelligence on the presence of fighters and strategic supplies in the area, according to military sources.
Fresh battle damage assessment confirmed that more than 20 terrorists were neutralised, while several others sustained severe injuries, sources said.
More than 30 newly acquired motorcycles, most of them brand new and intended for future terrorist operations, were destroyed in the strike.
The operation also destroyed a major ISWAP food storage facility stocked with large quantities of beans and other food items allegedly confiscated or forcibly collected from farming communities across the Southern Lake Chad region.
“The destruction of the motorcycles will significantly reduce the terrorists’ ability to conduct rapid raids and reinforcement across the difficult Lake Chad terrain, while the loss of the food stockpile will further degrade their capacity to sustain prolonged operations,” a senior military source said.
The strike is expected to alter operational dynamics in the Southern Lake Chad axis, particularly around Marte, Ngala and Dikwa Local Government Areas, where ISWAP has continued efforts to regroup and project influence.
