🇳🇬🇳🇬❌🏴 — Nigerian armed forces continue their offensive against ISWAP territory in the 'Timbuktu Triangle', south west of Maiduguri, near Damboa.

➡️ Started on the 16th January, Operation Desert Sanity IV aims at dismantling ISWAP strongholds in the North-East region.

➡️The military claims to have taken the 4 towns of Jemyeri, Abulam, Agum, and Digamari from ISWAP terrorists in the past 10 days of the offensive, killing more than 60 ISWAP militants.

➡️22+ soldiers were killed during the operation so far, and dozens more injured.

➡️ The armed forces also shot down some drones ISWAP terrorists were using for reconnaissance and (likely) as kamikaze/delivery drones, several IEDs and SVBIEDs were used against Nigerian troops, notably an SVBIED was used against the soldiers in Gardari base, resutling in the death of the Commanding Officer of the operation and others.

➡️ISWAP is yet to comment on the battles, but it is important to note that in previous offensives of this kind, towns were ISWAP is disloged usually come back to its control after the army leaves them, as Abulam for example which was recaptured by the military in 2022 but now is getting re-recaptured 3 years later.