IED

IED event in Borno, Sambisa Forest Reserve area, Nigeria on Tue 30th December 2025

30th December 2025

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On 30 December 2025, Nigerian troops and volunteer forces (likely the CJTF, Hybrid Forces, and hunters, given the security arrangement in the area) destroyed ISWAP/Boko Haram (JAS) infrastructure in the Ukuba area, behind Ukuba, Parisu, Somalia Camp, and Njimiya, within the Sambisa Forest Reserve (Gwoza, Borno). They killed an unspecified number of militants and recovered IEDs, drones, arms, and ammunition. Unspecified number of fatalities coded as 10.

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Nigeria (NGA)

Borno ( Sambisa Forest Reserve area )

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