ISWAP Leaders Ali Kwaya, Bukar Mainoka Eliminated

<h4>&NewLine;ISWAP Leaders Ali Kwaya&comma; Bukar Mainoka Eliminated<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that leaders of the Islamic State&&num;8217&semi;s West Africa Province&comma; ISWAP&comma; Ali Kwaya and Bukar Mainoka have been killed&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;They were killed in an operation by Nigerian military fighter jets at Lake Chad on Saturday<br &sol;>&NewLine;They were influential members of the ISWAP Shura &lpar;Consultation&rpar; Council&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;They died after the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai conducted air interdiction missions at Belowa&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Belowa&comma; one of the ISWAP&sol;Boko Haram enclaves in the Tumbuns&comma; is located in Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State&comma; on the western coast of Lake Chad<br &sol;>&NewLine;The military said the strikes at Belowa became necessary after intelligence revealed the convergence of some ISWAP leaders and fighters&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The terrorists were suspected to be gathering for a meeting ahead of an attack on friendly forces&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Consequently&comma; a Nigerian Air Force &lpar;NAF&rpar; fighter aircraft was dispatched to the location of the ISWAP elements with rockets and bombs in multiple passes&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;An intelligence operative confirmed that the airstrikes were successful&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;Two vehicles conveying about 13 injured surviving terrorists to another hideout were struck through precision strikes&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;Feedbak revealed that <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">ISWAP kingpin&comma; Ali Kwaya&comma; a key member of the ISWAP Shura Council&comma;<&sol;a> and Mallam Bukar Mainoka were among those neutralized&&num;8221&semi;&comma; a source said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;