Nigeria, Feb. 16 -- Nigerian security forces have killed several terrorists while repelling attacks on Pulka and Mandaragirau in Borno State.

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, a joint task force, fought off the terrorists late on Saturday after the insurgents suspected to be members of Boko Haram or the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attempted to overrun defensive positions in the two locations.

In Pulka, insurgents advancing from the Sambisa Forest axis launched what the military described as a fierce assault on troops of Sector 1.

Although a section of the perimeter was briefly breached, reinforcements from 26 Brigade responded with heavy firepower, forcing the attackers to retreat, according to a statement by the joint forc...