尼日利亚阿布贾电（迪耶普卡扎·希巴扬、哈鲁纳·乌马尔报道）——军方官员周三表示，与伊斯兰国（Islamic State）有关联的武装分子袭击了尼日利亚东北部的一个军事基地，造成数名尼日利亚士兵死亡。
DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN, HARUNA UMAR ABUJA, Nigeria — Islamic State group-affiliated militants attacked a military base in Nigeria’s northeast, killing several Nigerian soldiers, military officials said Wednesday. The Islamic State West Africa Province, or ISWAP, attacked the base in the Kukawa area of Borno state on Tuesday, the Nigerian military said in a statement.
尼日利亚军方在声明中称，伊斯兰国西非省（ISWAP）于周二袭击了博尔诺州库卡瓦地区的基地。军方称部队击退了袭击，但有数量不明的士兵阵亡。声明称，在反击行动中“击毙了25名以上恐怖分子”并缴获了弹药。
Troops repelled the assault, but an unspecified number of soldiers were killed, according to the military. It said “over 25 terrorists” were killed and ammunition was recovered in a counteroffensive. A senior military officer told The Associated Press that 10 soldiers were killed in the attack.
因未获授权接受记者采访而要求匿名的美联社高级军官透露，有10名士兵在袭击中丧生。
The officer spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters.
军方发言人穆罕默德·戈尼（Mohammed Goni）上尉表示，武装分子“分四个不同侧翼大举”袭击了第101特种作战营的部队。“在空中力量的支援下，部队压倒了恐怖分子，造成了重大人员伤亡，并迫使幸存残余狼狈逃窜，”戈尼说。
Capt. Mohammed Goni, a military spokesperson, said militants attacked troops of 101 Special Forces Battalion “in large numbers from four different flanks.”“Supported by the Air Component, the troops overwhelmed the terrorists, inflicted heavy casualties and forced the surviving elements to flee in disarray,” Goni said.
博科圣地（Boko Haram）的分支组织ISWAP经常袭击尼日利亚东北部的军事基地，特别是偏远和防御较弱的地区，以夺取武器并削弱军方的军事行动。
ISWAP, a splinter group of Boko Haram , frequently targets military bases in northeastern Nigeria, particularly in remote and less fortified areas, to seize weapons and weaken the military’s operations.
十多年来，尼日利亚一直面临复杂的安全危机，伊斯兰武装分子和土匪集团在全国各地活动并实施袭击。美联社的非洲报道参见：
Nigeria has been facing a complex security crisis with Islamic militants and bandit groups operating across the country and carrying out attacks for more than a decade. AP’s Africa coverage at: