Nigeria says it has killed 35 fighters in air strikes near the border with Cameroon Conflict news

The strikes are the latest by the Nigerian army because it fights the return of attacks by armed groups in the northeast of the country.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has killed at least 35 armed fighters in air strikes near the country’s borders with Cameroon, following the intelligence that was planned to attack the ground forces.

The strikes were launched on Saturday on four goals in the Komchi area in Borno StateNear the borders of Nigeria Cameroon, the official spokesman for NAF EHIMEN EHODAME said.

“After the operation, it was re -communicated with the ground forces, which confirmed that the situation surrounding their location was settled,” he said.

These strikes are the latest by the Nigerian army, as it fights the return of attacks in the country in the northeast of the country.

The region is facing repeated attacks from Boko Haram and its competitive competition, ISIS (ISIS), ISWAP.

ISWAP and Boko Haram recently formed their attacks on the army in northeastern Nigeria, which, in addition to Cameroon, also borders Chad and Niger. Armed fighters have crossed the military bases, killed soldiers and seized weapons.

While the 16 -year -old armed conflict has slowed since its peak at about 2015, The attacks were picked up Since the beginning of the year.

According to the United Nations, the conflict killed more than 35,000 civilians and forced more than 2 million people to flee their homes.

Last week, the US State Department agreed to sell $ 346 million of weapons, including bombs, missiles and ammunition, to Nigeria, taking into account approval by Congress.

The ministry said that weapons “will improve the ability of Nigeria to meet the current and future threats through operations against terrorist organizations.”