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actor1: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
actor2: Islamic State (West Africa) - Lake Chad Faction
location: Gorigi
notes: Around 22 March 2020 (between 21 - 23 March), Nigerian Armed Forces conducted clearance operations against ISWAP in Alagorna Forest, located in the Gorigi area (Damboa LGA, Borno), with close air support from the Air Force. During the operation, ISWAP attacked a military convoy with RPGs. Military sources initially reported 47 militiary fatalities, which were later reduced to 29. Military also claimed to have killed an unreported number of ISWAP fighters in an air strike.