| Mainok attack | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |||||
 Location of Borno State in Nigeria | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Nigeria |
 ISWAP | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 33 soldiers killed | Unknown | ||||
On 25 April 2021, a large group of ISWAP insurgents killed 33 soldiers in Mainok, a town 36 miles (58 kilometres) west of Maiduguri in Borno State, Nigeria.[1][2]
- ^ "Jihadists kill 31 soldiers in northeast Nigeria". The Guardian (Nigeria). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "More than 30 Nigerian soldiers killed in militant attack - sources". Reuters. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.