source: Daily Trust (Nigeria); New Telegraph; Twitter; Sahara Reporters; Sun (Nigeria); Daily Independent (Nigeria); Legit; Blueprint; Daily Leadership (Nigeria)
actor1: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
actor2: Islamic State (West Africa) - Lake Chad Faction
location: Sabon Tumbun
notes: On 24 August 2020, the Nigerian Air Force conducted simultaneous air strikes against ISWAP elements at their hideouts in Sabon Tumbun (Kukawa LGA, Borno) and Kirta Wulgo (Monguno LGA, Borno), killing several militants including key commanders. Several fatalities coded as 10 and split across two events.