SW News: Nigerian troops and the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) killed 11 Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) insurgents in Borno state. The operation code-named Hadin Kai was Carried out in the terrorist strongholds between Damboa and Chibok local government districts between May 31 and June 4.

Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad counterinsurgency specialist, claims that the army targeted and destroyed terrorist strongholds in the villages of Bale, Tirke, Mandari, and Molgoi. Vigilantes assisting troops have also removed terrorist safehouses in Bego, Yarwa, and Ngurna. There are reports that the military seized guns, ammo, and other supplies in a series of coordinated attacks.

Separately, on June 2, militants with Islamic State affiliations attacked a military convoy near Metele in the northeast Many Nigerian troops were killed in the skirmish before a jihadist detonated a suicide vehicle among the troops. According to reports, the military convoy was delivering supplies to troops fighting insurgents in Arege, near Niger's and Chad's borders.

According to SITE Intelligence, which tracks jihadist activity across the world, ISWAP claimed responsibility for the ambush, which killed or injured 20 Nigerian soldiers.ISWAP jihadists, who broke away from Boko Haram in 2016, are now the country's most formidable militant force. Their principal objectives are to lay ambush on the military and kidnap civilians.

In the previous 14 years, Islamic insurgency in northeast Nigeria has killed 40,000 people and displaced over two million. The problem has extended to Niger, Chad, and Cameroon, necessitating regional cooperation to combat radicals.