source: Daily Independent (Nigeria); Telegram; CKN Nigeria; Defense Post
actor1: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
actor2: Islamic State (West Africa) - Lake Chad Faction
location: Geidam
notes: On 23 April 2021, Nigerian military troops clashed with ISWAP fighters following an attack on Geidam (Geidam LGA, Yobe), killing 21 ISWAP fighters and recovering weapons and ammunition. ISWAP sources report ISWAP fighters clashed with Nigerian military troops following an IED attack in the same area, killing and wounding a number of soldiers. ISWAP fighters also looted and destroyed Geidam town. Unknown military fatalities coded as 10.