source: Telegram; Amaq
actor1: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
actor2: Islamic State (West Africa)
location: Damasak
notes: On 30 January 2018, IS's West Africa Province issued a statement saying that its militants had raided a Nigerian army barracks near the border with Niger, killing 15 soldiers and raiding equipment. Specific location not provided by source. Boko Haram typically operates along the Borno-Diffa border; location coded as Damasak. The event was not independently verified.