The military claimed it killed more than 40 Boko Haram insurgents in clashes in Damboa, Konduga, and Beneshek in Borno state over the past three days. The Boko Haram fighters attempting to take Konduga yesterday arrived in a dozen trucks, but were repelled. The military said 11 soldiers were killed and three were missing after the operations, which also included a raid in Shindig. A presidential adviser indicated that Russia may supply logistics and equipment to support Nigerian operations against Boko Haram. A former US ambassador to Nigeria said there is not much “hard intelligence on the internal dynamics of Boko Haram’s leadership.”
