ISWAP Launches Coordinated Assault on Forward Operating Base Magumeri, Borno State

ISWAP fighters launched a coordinated assault on Forward Operating Base Magumeri in Borno State in the early hours of May 7, in one of the largest direct attacks on a fixed military installation in the northeast in 2026. Nigerian troops under Operation HADIN KAI repelled the assault, killing scores of insurgents and recovering weapons, though two soldiers were killed in the fighting. Military officials confirmed the attack as part of a broader uptick in ISWAP targeting of fortified military positions as the group adapts tactics following territorial losses.