尼日利亚迈杜古里，10月30日——尼日利亚军方周五表示，尼日利亚部队在空中支援下击退了伊斯兰武装分子对东北部博尔诺州和约贝州军事阵地的袭击，击毙48名叛乱分子。
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Oct 30 - Nigerian troops, backed by air support, repelled attacks by Islamist fighters on military positions in the northeastern Borno and Yobe states, killing 48 insurgents, the military said on Friday.
尽管尼日利亚多年来一直开展军事行动，以遏制该国东北部持续17年的叛乱，但近几周来，伊斯兰组织“博科圣地”及其分支“伊斯兰国西非省”（ISWAP）对该地区军事阵地的袭击激增。
Attacks by Islamist groups Boko Haram and its splinter Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on military positions in the region have surged in recent weeks despite years of military operations aimed at containing the 17-year insurgency in northeastern Nigeria.
- 军方发言人穆罕默德·戈尼上尉表示，部队挫败了“博科圣地”和“伊斯兰国西非省”武装分子夜间对博尔诺州比塔以及约贝州布尼亚迪一所军事训练学校的袭击
• Military spokesperson Captain Mohammed Goni said troops foiled overnight attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters on Bitta in Borno and a military training school in Buni Yadi, Yobe
- 戈尼表示，比塔的部队在空中支援下击退了一次夜间袭击，随后对袭击布尼亚迪军事学校的“伊斯兰国西非省”武装分子发起反攻，战斗持续到周五凌晨
• Air-backed troops in Bitta repelled an overnight assault before launching a counter-offensive against ISWAP fighters who attacked the military school in Buni Yadi, with fighting continuing into the early hours of Friday, Goni said
- 军方表示，一名士兵阵亡，两人受轻伤，正在接受治疗。
• The military said one soldier was killed and two were lightly wounded and receiving treatment.