Garin Giwa ambush | |||||||
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Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Nigeria | ISWAP al-Barnawi | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Umar Lene | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
10 killed 5+ injured Several missing | Unknown |
On September 2, 2020, jihadists from Islamic State – West Africa Province (ISWAP) ambushed Nigerian soldiers near the village of Garin Giwa, Kukawa, Borno State, Nigeria.