Nigerian Military Says Air Strike Hit ISIS, Playing Down Alleged Civilian Deaths

Nigerian Military Says Air Strike Hit ISIS, Playing Down Alleged Civilian Deaths
Nigerian Army soldiers driving on a military vehicle in Ngamdu, Nigeria in a file photo. Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images
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ABUJA—The Nigerian military said on Thursday a deadly air strike hit an ISIS terrorist camp and that casualties could not be determined, after witnesses said the attack had killed dozens of civilians in the northeast, where the country is waging a 12-year war against jihadist insurgents.

Two Nigerian Air Force planes bombed and killed dozens of civilians, mostly fishermen, at a fish market in Daban Masara village, a victim and a resident told Reuters on Tuesday.