source: Blueprint; Defense Post; Telegram
actor1: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
actor2: Islamic State (West Africa) - Lake Chad Faction
location: Marte
notes: On 23 February 2021, Nigerian Armed Forces regained Marte (Marte LGA, Borno) and adjoining communities in the Lake Chad region in Borno State from Boko Haram. Government sources report that scores of Boko Haram fighters were killed in the operations. ISWAP sources on the other hand report that attack was repelled and that a number of Nigerian soldiers were killed and wounded. Fatalities coded as 10 and split across two events.