Battle between army and jihadists leaves dozens dead in Nigeria - report

A battle between the army and the jihadists has left dozens dead in Nigeria, according to news agency AFP.

#BREAKING Dozens killed in Nigeria fighting between army, jihadists: sources pic.twitter.com/FgYA2v71ow

— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 1, 2019

Fierce clashes between a regional force and IS-affiliated fighters in northeast Nigeria have left 25 soldiers and at least 40 jihadists dead. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group launched a dawn attack on Monday against Multinational Joint Task Force and national troops. That attack occured at a base near the town of Baga on Lake Chad, setting off fierce gun battles that killed 20 Nigerian and five Chadian troops.

The terrorist group ISIS was reported on Wednesday to claim that it killed or injured 40 Nigerian soldiers in the northeastern Borno state of Nigeria.