source: Sun (Nigeria); Daily Post (Nigeria); Premium Times (Nigeria); Nigeria Punch
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Lake Chad Faction
actor2: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
location: Mainok
notes: On 21 January 2020, Nigerian Armed Forces and Police SARS clashed with presumed ISWAP militants on the Maiduguri-Damaturu between Mainok (Borno) and Benesheikh. Information on fatalities range between 6 and 8 soldiers and at least 2 ISWAP fighters. Fatalities coded as 8.