Amaq News Agency photo report: IS West Africa SVBIED operation against African Union Forces in Borno State, Nigeria

 

Alessandra Ciffo

On May 30th, the Islamic State (IS) published on Amaq News Agency a 7 images photo report, showing the armed clash and the Suicide Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (SVBIED) perpetrated by Abu Fatima al-Ansari towards the position of the Multinational Joint Task Force troops of the African Union Forces near Tomboma town, Borno State, northern Nigeria, happened on May 26th,  which dozens of them were killed and wounded, destroying and damaging 4 of vehicles. 

Through a deep examination of the evidence collected, the mujahideen, besides using the up-armored SVBIED, carried the armed assault against the African Union Forces with heavy and light weapons such as RPG-7 launchers, PG-7V rocket, 'Saegheh' rocket, W85 heavy machine gun, PK/Type 80 machine guns, and AKM/Type 56 rifles. 

Among IS supporters and militants, it has been spreading the word that the African Union

militias have been engaged for a few weeks now in a military counter-terrorism operation

against groups of IS mujahideen around the Lake Chad region.

Recently, the operativeness of the West Africa Province(ISWAP) has deeply increased the military operativeness throughout Northern Nigeria, especially Borno and Yobe States, enhancing the insecurity in those areas and the lack of trust in the Nigerian Army (NA) and African Union Coalition militias to attempt and measures to counter response and secure the Northern region.

Simultaneously, the IS wilayah is continuing to pursue its strategy to the establishment of IS administration systems in a few local government jurisdictions with taxation, legal,  and politics, which has been settled for several years now.

Amaq News Agency: Suicide car bomb operation against the central site of the PKK militia headquarters in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Eastern Syria

 

Alessandra Ciffo

 

On May 11th, through Amaq News Agency, the Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the suicide vehicle improvised explosive device (SVBIED) against PKK militia headquarters in Al-Shuhayl town, al-Busayrah, Deir ez-Zor, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, happened the day before, on May 10th,  in which dozens of them were killed and wounded, including vehicles’  destruction and damage.

Amaq News Agency reported that on Friday night, May 10th,   Wilayah Al-Sham Province - Al-Khair mujahideen named Abu Ibrahim Al-Ansari, after penetrating the PKK militia security fortifications and reaching its headquarters, detonated an IED set off on board his car, which led the killing and wounding of about 23 PKK members, the destruction and damage of various vehicles, besides the headquarters itself. The Amaq News Agency sources’ reported that during the suicide operation at the PKK headquarters, a few PKK militias were massively alert about the risk of a potential IS military attack.

Moreover, it has been stated that the motive behind this suicide operation is related to quoting” the recent PKK launched campaigns supported by the USA, against the families and women of Al-Hawl camp.” It  has also been observed that, recently, the Islamic State spokesman, Abu Huzaifa Al-Ansari,  expressed during his last speech a threat to the PKK in his latest speech, calling on  Caliphate mujahideen to take revenge for the female captives, urging them to assign “martyrdom fighters for this mission.”

Amaq News Agency photo report: Mozambique State armed assault a Christian village in Chiure District, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique

 

Alessandra Ciffo

 

On May 07^th, through Amaq News Agency, the Islamic State (IS) published a photo report, consisting of 7 images, showing the armed assault of Mozambique State mujahideen against the Christian village Nakoja, in Chiure District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, which happened on May 03^rd.

Through an analysis of the footage released, the attack was conducted using various weapons, likely small arms and light weapons, such as machine guns like Yugo Zastava M84 and rifles like AKM rifles and Chinese Type 56-1 rifles.   During the attacks, one civilian was captured and slaughtered by the IS-MP militants, and at least 40 houses were burned.