NAF Mi-35 Helicopter Gunship providing Close Air Support for own troops of 121 Task Force Battalion during the liberation of Iza, Borno State
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Boko Haram Terrorists have abandoned their camp at Iza, Borno State, and fled into the Sambisa forest after their location came under heavy air attacks by the Alpha Jets, the Nigerian Air Force said in a statement on Wednesday
The success of the air attacks paved way to the follow-up clearance operation by troops of 121 Task Force Battalion who consolidated on the gains of the air strikes to flush out the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists as well as destroyed their leftover camps, said Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa, the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force.
“During the ground movement, the Mi-35 Helicopter gunships were overhead to provide Close Air Support for the advancing troops while the Beechcraft aircraft supported with Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.
“The combined air and land operation against the Boko Haram Sect was conducted during the early hours of yesterday 8 March 2016. The fall of Iza and its liberation by own troops further attests to the recent gains recorded by the military in the combined efforts to rid the Country of the menace posed by the religious sect,” he added.
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