A jihadist suicide attack kills 27 Nigerian soldiers, including the commander, in the Timbuktu Triangle, as ISWAP militants target troops in the northeast.

At least 22 soldiers have been killed and several wounded in Nigeria's northeast after insurgents deployed improvised explosive devices and suicide bombers to ward off attacks by the military, the army spokesperson Edward Buba said.

The army says Nigerian soldiers have killed 79 militants and suspected kidnappers over the past week in an operation targeting a decades-long insurgency by Islamic militants in the northeast and attacks by various armed groups in the northwest.

Nigerian Army loses 22 soldiers in Timbuktu Triangle operation; over 70 ISWAP insurgents, including top commanders, killed. Camps and weapons destroyed.

At least 35 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in the line of duty over the past three weeks, underscoring the significant challenges the military faces in combating an insurgency.

The Nigerian army says it has lost 22 soldiers in an ongoing military operation in the Timbuktu triangle, a notorious terrorist stronghold in Borno state.

Suspected Islamist fighters killed at least 20 Nigerian soldiers, including a commanding officer, after attacking an army base in a remote town in northeastern Borno state, security sources and residents said Sunday.