source: AFP; Nigeria Punch; Daily Post (Nigeria)
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Lake Chad Faction
actor2: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
location: Askira
notes: On 31 January 2020, presumed ISWAP fighters attacked a military position in Askira (Askira/Uba, Borno) and got repelled by Nigerian Armed Forces. 3 NAF soldiers were killed. ISWAP later claimed that 7 soldiers died. Fatalities are coded as 3.