{"id":7017,"date":"2020-03-24T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=7017"},"modified":"2020-03-24T15:57:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T15:57:05","slug":"jihadis-kill-at-least-70-nigerian-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=7017","title":{"rendered":"Jihadis Kill at Least 70 Nigerian Soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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KANO, Nigeria (AFP) \u2014 At least 70 Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush on their convoy by jihadist fighters in the restive northeast, military and security sources said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades at a lorry carrying troops as it traveled near Gorgi village in Borno state Monday, two military officers told AFP without giving their names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a huge loss, at least 70 soldiers have perished in the ambush,\u201d one officer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe terrorists specifically targeted a truck loaded with soldiers with RPGs and incinerated the vehicle, killing all on board,\u201d the second officer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo far 70 bodies have been recovered, but the toll is certainly more than that, as rescue operation is still under way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several soldiers were injured and others taken captive by the jihadists, the officers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A spokesman for the Nigerian army said he was unable to comment on the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The convoy had left regional capital Maiduguri on its way to launch an offensive on a camp belonging to jihadists affiliated with the Islamic State group, a member of a government-backed militia fighting the insurgents told AFP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Islamic State West Africa Province faction split from the Boko Haram terrorist group in 2016 and has focused on attacking troops, raiding bases and ambushing military convoys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group has been accused of increasing attacks on civilians and taking hostages at bogus checkpoints on main roads in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decade-long conflict has killed 36,000 people and displaced 1.8 million in the northeast of Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fighting has spilled over the border into neighboring countries, prompting the formation of a regional military coalition to fight the insurgents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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