A fierce battle between Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has left over 100 terrorists dead in Borno State, Nigeria. The clashes occurred between November 5 and 8, 2025, across key islands and riverine basins, including Sahel 1, Dogon Chuku, Mangari, Tumbun Gini, Tumbun Dalo, Tumbun Shanu, Mangari, and Dumba.
According to counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama, Boko Haram fighters, led by commanders Hassan Buduma and Mohd Hassan, launched coordinated attacks on ISWAP positions using multiple motorized watercraft equipped with heavy weapons. The assaults, described as "amphibious attacks in insurgent style," saw Boko Haram advancing from Tumbun Gini through the upper river basin, striking ISWAP bases in an early-morning operation.
Makama reported that Boko Haram appears to be gaining the upper hand, overrunning several ISWAP camps. The Nigerian military has yet to issue an official statement on the clash, but surveillance operations have reportedly been intensified around the Lake Chad Basin to prevent fleeing insurgents from regrouping ¹ ² ³.
*Topics:* Boko Haram, ISWAP, Terrorism in Nigeria, Borno State, Lake Chad Basin, Insurgency News
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