source: Premium Times (Nigeria); The Cable (Nigeria); Nigeria Herald; New Telegraph; Undisclosed Source
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Lake Chad Faction
actor2: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
location: Damboa
notes: On 2 October 2021, Nigerian troops engaged ISWAP militants in a clash and foiled an attack by the militants on a facility housing repentant militants in Damboa (Damboa, Borno). ISWAP claimed the abduction of one soldier, the destruction of a telecommunications tower and destruction of vehicles during the attack. Casualties unknown.