Nigerian Air Force video of Oct. 19 strike on ISWAP hideout in Lake Chad region
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Video released Oct. 19, 2026 by the Nigerian Air Force with a press release from its spokesman, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame. The air force says a precision strike under Operation Hadin Kai hit an identified ISWAP hideout in the Lake Chad region that day, and that preliminary post-strike assessments indicate several fighters were killed, including two it describes as a chief security guard to an ISWAP leader and a member of the group's Shura Council, and that boat engines and motorcycles were destroyed. The 31-second overhead thermal video shows crosshairs over structures and vegetation followed by strike plumes. The results are the air force's claim and have not been independently verified.
- What
- Nigerian Air Force video of Oct. 19 strike on ISWAP hideout in Lake Chad region
- Where
- Lake Chad region, north-east Nigeria
- When
- 2026-10-19
- Source
- Nigerian Air Force
- Credit
- Nigerian Air Force (@NigAirForce; DOPRI TV), watch at source
- License
- Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)
- Details
- Claim unverified · Nigerian Air Force (@NigAirForce), Directorate of Public Relations and Information · Lake Chad region, north-east Nigeria
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