Nigerian soldiers deployed around noon today (Nigerian time) to recapture Damboa military base suffered huge casualties as Boko Haram militants ambushed them, killing at least 15 soldiers, a security source has disclosed to SaharaReporters.



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The source stated that 200 soldiers had been sent on the operation to reclaim the base from the Islamist insurgents who overran it and took it over a few days ago. Our source stated that the militants, who had hoisted their flag on the base, had dug a trench where many of their heavily armed gunmen lay in ambush awaiting what they knew would be the inevitable arrival of a contingent of soldiers to retake the base.

As soon as the soldiers approached, the Islamist militants surprised them by opening fire from their trenches, killing as many as 15 soldiers and wounding many more, said the source. “Some of the injured soldiers said that they lost 15 soldiers, but the full extent of those who died is even unclear now,” he told our correspondent.

“I went to the MRS Hospital in Maimalari barracks in Maiduguri. The hospital is filled to capacity with injured soldiers,” said the source. He added that the hospital was so stretched thatsome of the wounded soldiers were on the bare floor to receive treatment. “There’s a lack of space and facilities to accommodate the injured victims.”

Our source said the injured soldiers were enraged that they were sent on such a high-risk operation without enough firepower and troops to take out Boko Haram insurgents. “They are very angry and the atmosphere is tense,” said the source.

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http://saharareporters.com/2014/07/09/15-nigerian-soldiers-ambushed-and-killed-200-troops-attempt-recapture-damboa-barracks

Hmmm, I guess another m#uslim General is at it again

Again

Bus burning brain-dead zombies...

seriously, it gets to a point where one is speechless about Nigeria and its plethora of problems. Even the agenda of BH is obscure.
For years now, nobody knows those sponsoring this insurgency.
It has spread hate everywhere and even taking other sublime dimensions while tearing this country apart east/west,north/south and north/east etc.
If this trend continues, 2015 and beyond might be worse.
why the name boko haram meaning everything western is taboo? An agenda that can not be achieved? Could it be so that insurgency would linger till the country disintergrate?
Many questions but to be sincere, many ordinary Nigerians only speculate and draw conclusions from mere rumours than actual facts. is wa oh!

As usual, people will come here and start blaming SaharaReporters for this news now!

I suspect the hand of US or western govts in the support of BH as an undercover operation.

And why not bombard with a fighter Jet

magnetik: And why not bombard with a fighter Jet

Abi oo, since they know the 1diots are there and there will not be any collateral damage. Naija military itsslef is already infested with boko spirit

Nigerian airforce are damn useless

Why not use artillery to bomb the base before attacking. Artillery shelling might have taken out some of their heavy weapons.

egbaguy: Nigerian airforce are damn useless

Don't they have artillery and rockets to reduce enemy capability.

This war is for the airforce but in a country the army is trying to show that their more important than the airforce they will continue to die stupid ego, see what isreal airforce is doing in gaza if our airforce is mobilize boko haram ends in days

the army General must be questioned, why ambush everytime?

eejo: This war is for the airforce but in a country the army is trying to show that their more important than the airforce they will continue to die stupid ego, see what isreal airforce is doing in gaza if our airforce is mobilize boko haram ends in days

do we have a commander in chief?

eejo: This war is for the airforce but in a country the army is trying to show that their more important than the airforce they will continue to die stupid ego, see what isreal airforce is doing in gaza if our airforce is mobilize boko haram ends in days

you don't know much, do you? mtcheew!