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AUNO ATTACK:
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AUNO ATTACK: NAF Aircraft Eliminate Fleeing Terrorists,
Gun Trucks
The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed
some terrorists’ gun trucks in air strikes conducted at Auno in
Borno State.
The attacks were executed yesterday, 7 January 2019, whilst
providing close air support for ground troops who were responding
to an attack on their location.
The ATF scrambled a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet and an
Mi-35M Helicopter Gunship, supported by an Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft, to locate and
engage the group of terrorists’ gun trucks.
Overhead the target area, the ground troops were seen engaging
the terrorists, who were in a convoy of gun trucks, in a fierce gun
battle. After deconfliction, the Alpha Jet and Mi-35M took turns in
engaging the terrorists causing them to beat an immediate
retreat.
In the process, 3 gun trucks were hit and destroyed while
several of their fighters were neutralized. The ball of fire from
exploding munitions in one of gun trucks was visibly seen. Some of
the survivors, who were seen attempting to flee the location, were
taken out in follow-on attacks.
IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force