source: AFP; AP; RFI; Actu (Niger); PANAPRESS
actor1: MNJTF: Multinational Joint Task Force
actor2: Islamic State (West Africa) and/or Boko Haram - Jamaatu Ahli is-Sunnah lid-Dawati wal-Jihad
location: Chilawa
notes: Between December 28 and January 1, the Nigerien contingent of MNJTF conducted combined air and ground operations along the Komadougou River and islands of Lake Chad (coded as Chilawa at geo precision 2), resulting in the killing of 287 Boko Haram militants and seizure of weapons, vehicles, and other equipment. Fatalities split between five events.