Military neutralize several ISWAP fighters, destroy logistics base at Dole area, Borno State! (video)

The Nigerian military in a well-coordinated assault carried out by the subsidiary operation Hail Storm and the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole have successfully neutralised ISWAP Terrorists in the Dole Area of Southern Borno.

This was contained in a statement released by the Director, Defence Media Operation, Major-General John Enenche a few minutes ago.

The logistics base of the ISWAP fighters, Bukar Meram which houses some key commanders of the sect and also links other settlement in the Lake Chad region was targeted and destroyed by the Nigerian Airforce fighter jets and helicopter gunships.

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OPERATION HAIL STORM: AIR TASK FORCE CLEARS ISWAP LEADERS AND LOGISTICS FACILITIES AT BUKAR MERAM, NEUTRALIZES SEVERAL FIGHTERS AT DOLE IN BORNO STATEhttps://t.co/ObAnUl26DU pic.twitter.com/3MwbSsk2UG

— DEFENCE HQ NIGERIA (@DefenceInfoNG) August 19, 2020

Read the full statement here👇

“In continuation of air strikes being conducted under subsidiary Operation HAIL STORM, the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has successfully neutralized some Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) Commanders and knocked out logistics facilities at Bukar Meram on the fringes of the Lake Chad in Borno State, while also neutralizing several terrorists at Dole, a settlement in the Southern part of Borno State. The air interdiction missions were executed on 17 August 2020 on the heels of credible intelligence reports indicating a resurgence of terrorists’ activities in the 2 settlements.”

“Bukar Meram, a major ISWAP logistics hub linking other Island settlements of the Lake Chad, which also houses several of their fighters and some of their key leaders, was attacked by an enhanced force package of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships which hit designated targets in the area leading to the destruction of the logistics facilities and neutralization of several of the terrorists and their leaders.”

“The attack at Dole was carried out after Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions showed a build up of activities in the area after the relocation of some terrorists from nearby settlements of Kokiwa and Yale. Overhead the area the ISR aircraft spotted no fewer than 20 terrorists in the area, which were taken out by the NAF attack aircraft.”