Nigerian military confirms at least 20 terrorists killed in airstrike

ABUJA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) including their leaders were killed in an airstrike by the Nigerian military, the military authorities confirmed on Wednesday.

A major logistics hub of the ISWAP in Bukar Meram of the northeastern state of Borno, linking other Island settlements of the Lake Chad, was bombed during the operation on Monday, the military said in a statement.