source: Vanguard (Nigeria)
actor1: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
actor2: Islamic State (West Africa) - Lake Chad Faction
location: Mainok
notes: On 3 January 2020, Nigerian Armed Forces regained the following villages in the Mainok area: Matiri, Sheworam, Charikwenti, Burmari and Goni Bukarti (Kaga, Borno) from ISWAP. In the operations 6 ISWAP fighters were arrested and 461 kidnapped civilians were rescued.