Over 60 Jihadists killed after violent clashes broke out between fighters of #ISIS (#ISGS) in the Sahara & fighters of Jamāʿat nuṣrat al-islām wal-muslimīn (JNIM) on Thursday in the county of Arbinda and Nassoumbou in the province of Soum Burkina-faso.
It all started in the forest of Gahika-ngota, about thirty kilometers northeast of the city of Arbinda when the fighters of #ISGS led by the Sahrawi jihadist leader, Abdoul Hakoum attacked a unit of the branch of #JNIM linked to al-Qaida.
Faced with the firepower of Abdoul Hakoum's men, the #JNIM unit led by Abou Mansour called for reinforcements, the latter fell into an ambush. Withdrawing to their base in the Nassoumbou area. They were surprised because when they arrived they found that their base there led by
their chief of staff, Ousmane Tamboura was also attacked by another #ISGS unit which was led by Nigerien Moussa Moumini.
The fighting intensified until 2 p.m., before the JNIM fighters gave up to retreat to the Malian border. The fighting left more than 50 #JNIM fighters dead &
40 other JNIM fighters were captured by the #ISGS.
#ISIS affiliate #ISGS also lost a dozen fighters.
Peul/Fulani jihadi Amadou Koufa's men linked to #JNIM some days ago roundly defeated #ISIS units in Macina few days back
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