 The Nigerian Army says the troops of Operation Hadinkai have on Wednesday inflicted heavy casualty on the Islamic State of West Africa province, Iswab terrorist. The army also claims that more than 50 of the terrorists died in the encounter in Dambua, Burno State. The director of the army public relations Brigadier-General Mohammed Yerima in a statement said the operation was carried out in conjunction with air components of Operation Hadinkai. Yerima said the terrorists launched a futile attack on the town in multiple waves with armoured personnel carriers and 12 gun trucks all mounted with anti-aircraft guns as well as locally fabricated armoured plated vehicles loaded with explosives and motorcycles. He said the troops successfully defeated the attack, destroyed the locally fabricated armoured plated vehicles and neutralized more than 50 Iswab terrorists. He said the surviving terrorists were forced to run in disarray on the heavy gun fire from the resilient troops and Nigerian Air Force attack platforms.