{"id":521,"date":"2025-07-10T12:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T12:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/securityfocus.ng\/?p=521"},"modified":"2025-07-10T12:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T12:57:16","slug":"troops-hit-boko-haram-hideouts-in-borno-kill-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/troops-hit-boko-haram-hideouts-in-borno-kill-fighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops hit Boko Haram hideouts in Borno, kill fighters"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troops under the 7 Division, Sector 1 of Operation Hadin Kai have dealt another blow to Boko Haram, storming their strongholds in Tangalanga and Bula Marwa, both in Borno State.<br \/><br \/>According to details obtained by Zagazola Makama from military sources familiar with the mission, the operation was executed on Sunday, July 7, following \u201ccredible intelligence reports indicating the presence and activities of terrorist elements in the general area.\u201d<br \/><br \/>The troops, acting swiftly on the information, first moved into Tangalanga where they came under attack but quickly responded, killing two insurgents during the engagement. The team didn\u2019t stop there.<br \/><br \/>\u201cAfter receiving intelligence on the massing up of terrorists within the location,\u201d the sources said, \u201cthe team proceeded towards Bula Marwa.\u201d<br \/><br \/>As soldiers approached the second target, Bula Marwa, the insurgents reportedly fled into the surrounding terrain in a bid to escape. However, their retreat was not entirely successful.<br \/><br \/>\u201cOne fleeing insurgent was neutralized during pursuit, while several special structures within the camp were destroyed,\u201d a source confirmed.<br \/><br \/>Despite the tense situation and armed confrontation, the troops are said to have completed the mission without recording any casualties on their side \u2014 a significant morale boost for the ongoing counterinsurgency efforts in the region.<br \/><br \/>Recovered from the operation were key items, including aix AK-47 magazines, 90 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, and a Boko Haram flag.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Troops under the 7 Division, Sector 1 of Operation Hadin Kai have dealt another blow to Boko Haram, storming their strongholds in Tangalanga and Bula Marwa, both in Borno State. According to details obtained by Zagazola Makama from military sources familiar with the mission, the operation was executed on Sunday, July 7, following \u201ccredible intelligence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v25.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Troops hit Boko Haram hideouts in Borno, kill fighters - Security Focus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Troops hit Boko Haram hideouts in Borno, kill fighters\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/troops-hit-boko-haram-hideouts-in-borno-kill-fighters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Troops hit Boko Haram hideouts in Borno, kill fighters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Troops hit Boko Haram hideouts in Borno, kill fighters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/troops-hit-boko-haram-hideouts-in-borno-kill-fighters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Security Focus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-10T12:57:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Troops-e1676026495744.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"387\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Security Focus\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Security Focus\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/troops-hit-boko-haram-hideouts-in-borno-kill-fighters\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/troops-hit-boko-haram-hideouts-in-borno-kill-fighters\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Security Focus\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/e73d482c4e4a38b5ee8d6e08344c5145\"},\"headline\":\"Troops hit Boko Haram hideouts in Borno, kill fighters\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-10T12:57:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/troops-hit-boko-haram-hideouts-in-borno-kill-fighters\/\"},\"wordCount\":229,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/troops-hit-boko-haram-hideouts-in-borno-kill-fighters\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Troops-e1676026495744.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/troops-hit-boko-haram-hideouts-in-borno-kill-fighters\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/troops-hit-boko-haram-hideouts-in-borno-kill-fighters\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/troops-hit-boko-haram-hideouts-in-borno-kill-fighters\/\",\"name\":\"Troops hit Boko Haram hideouts in Borno, kill fighters - 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