Boko Haram attacks military bases in northeast Nigeria

Boko Haram jihadists believed to be from the IS-supported faction loyal to Abu Mus'ab Al- Barnawi have attacked three military bases in northeast Nigeria, destroying one and killing a soldier, according to the military and vigilantes.
The attacks cast doubt on the Nigerian government's claim that the jihadist group is on the back foot and may mark an end to a lull since April of Al-Barnawi's deadly attacks on military targets.
In the latest attack late Tuesday, Islamist fighters in pickup trucks raided and razed a military base in Kamuya village in Nigeria's ravaged Borno state.
Boko Haram "attacked the (military) base around 5:30 pm (local time) and the troops engaged them in battle," a military source from the town of Biu told AFP.

"The base was burnt from RPG (rocket propelled grenade) shelling and two soldiers were injured," said the military officer, who asked not to be named as he was not authorised to speak on the incident.
The jihadists were later pushed back after military reinforcements arrived 30 kilometres away from Buni Yadi in neighbouring Yobe state, said the military source.
The officer's account was corroborated by Mustapha Karimbe, a member of a local militia in Biu assisting the military in fighting Boko Haram.
"Boko Haram gunmen attacked Kamuya military barracks yesterday evening and burnt it down. They injured two soldiers," said Karimbe.