REPORT ON ANNUAL REVIEW OF JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FROM JANUARY – DECEMBER 2023

JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION HADIN KAI (NORTH EAST)

1. Details as follows:

Serial
Op Activity
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
Rmks
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
(m)
(n)
(o)
(p)
1.
Neutralized Terrorists
65
86
74
103
83
77
75
215
296
223
254
276
1,759

2.
Surrendered BHT/Families
763
596
831
783
702
1,528
2,347
685
764
423
634
959
11,015

3.
Arrested Terrorists
102
68
45
101
56
95
103
78
76
96
57
76
953

4.
Rescued Hostages
66
55
106
34
23
20
97
101
75
88
67
94
826

5.
Recovered Weapons
98
43
25
52
45
41
69
59
89
59
34
67
681

6.
Recovered Ammunition
1,230
984
653
1,043
567
672
390
133
254
3,457
485
953
10,821

7.
Equipment Recovered
94
56
43
95

45

74
45
36
74
104
73
739

8.
Livestock Recovered
465

32

74

–
155
3
321
105
653
251
2,059

SUMMARY

2. Some of the features recorded by troops in the North East, Operation HADIN KAI in year 2023 are 1,759 terrorist neutralized, 953 arrested suspects, 826 rescued hostages and 11,015 surrendered BH/ISWAP terrorists fighters and their families. The following were recovered 259 AK47 rifles, 9 FN rifles, 681 assorted arms, 7,097 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 5,773 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 495,336 assorted ammunitions and 2,059 livestock.

JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION HADARIN DAJI (NORTH WEST)

11. Details are as follows;

Serial
Op Activity
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
Rmks
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
(m)
(n)
(o)
(p)
1.
Neutralized Terrorists
101
98
76
68
96
82
161
148
203
144
139
206
1,522

2.
Arrested Terrorists
56
78
34
97
43
31
51
34
67
50
55
49
645

3.
Rescued Hostages
98
56
106
98
67
64
216
79
100
74
56
87
1,101

4.
Weapon Recovered
45
30
34
23
65
25
23
51
70
18
23
19
426

5.
Ammunition Recovered
986
1,022
654
234
698
664
177
85
104
734
975
567
6,900

6.
Equipment Recovered
35
23
45
24
18
65
51
44
43
34
26
39
447

7.
Livestock Recovered
563
230
354
276
1,107
1,256
414
27
56
130
107
564
5,084

SUMMARY

12. Some of the features recorded by troops in the North West Operation HADARIN DAJI in year 2023 are 1,522 terrorist neutralized, 645 arrested suspects and 1,101 rescued hostages. The following were recovered 53 AK47 rifles, 426 assorted arms, 2,342 rounds of 7.62mm special, 6,900 assorted ammunitions and 5,084 livestock.

JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION SAFE HAVEN (NORTH CENTRAL)

4. Details are as follows:
   Serial
   Op Activity
   Jan
   Feb
   Mar
   Apr
   May
   Jun
   Jul
   Aug
   Sep
   Oct
   Nov
   Dec
   Total
   Rmks
   (a)
   (b)
   (c)
   (d)
   (e)
   (f)
   (g)
   (h)
   (i)
   (j)
   (k)
   (l)
   (m)
   (n)
   (o)
   (p)
   1.
   Neutralized Terrorists
   34
   23
   42
   52
   48
   69
   189
   182
   316
   382
   380
   377
   2,094

2.
Arrested Suspects
74
230
132
198
76
62
160
255
244
345
310
230
2,316

3.
Rescued Hostages
43
53
34
42
53
40
78
62
45
56
31
96
630

4.
Weapons Recovered
98
47
85
32
23
15
28
39
86
46
76
89
664

5.
Ammunitions Recovered
650
450
670
1,323
960
190
480
90
103
987
564
890
7,357

6.
Livestock Recovered
450
104
76
102
653
751
646
325
336
327
723
241
4,734

SUMMARY

5. Some of the features recorded by troops in the North Central Operation SAFE HAVEN in year 2023 are 2,094
   terrorists neutralized, 2,316 arrested suspects and 630 rescued hostages. The following were recovered 78 AK47 rifles, 666 assorted arms, 4,772 rounds of 7.62mm special, 7357 assorted ammunitions and 4,734 livestock.

OPERATION WHIRL STROKE (NORTH CENTRAL)

7. Details are as follows:
   Serial
   Op Activity
   Jan
   Feb
   Mar
   Apr
   May
   Jun
   Jul
   Aug
   Sep
   Oct
   Nov
   Dec
   Total
   Rmks
   (a)
   (b)
   (c)
   (d)
   (e)
   (f)
   (g)
   (h)
   (i)
   (j)
   (k)
   (l)
   (m)
   (n)
   (o)
   (p)
   1.
   Neutralized Terrorists
   45
   43
   63
   56
   42
   31
   109
   134
   119
   143
   135
   177
   977

2.
Arrested terrorists
96
76
67
54
87
56

48

56
96
34
52
722

3.
Rescued Hostages
18
22
17
43
34
28
34
26
77
63
95
114
571

4.
Weapons Recovered
23
9
14
27
19
11
5
21
6
15
19
29
198

5.
Ammunition recovered
87
103
67
234

543

–
68
56
98
321
89
1,666

6.
Equipment Recovered
10
34
11
17
21
15
30
82
45
32
26
15
338

SUMMARY

8. Some of the features recorded by troops in the North Central Operation WHIRL STROKE in year 2023 are 977 terrorists neutralized, 722 arrested suspects and 571 rescued hostages. The following were recovered 45 AK47 rifles, 198 assorted arms, 952 rounds of 7.62mm special, 1,666 assorted ammunitions and 338 livestock.

JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION WHIRL PUNCH (NORTH WEST)

11. Details are as follows;

Serial
Op Activity
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
Rmks
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
(m)
(n)
(o)
(p)
1.
Neutralized Terrorists
23
32
16
17
34
11
119
127
112
159
174
168
992

2.
Arrested Terrorists
34
32
67
24
11
15
19
32
29
30
27
25
345

3.
Rescued Hostages
39
46
36
22
33
45
37
56
49
74
49
52
538

4.
Weapon Recovered
65
22
46
15
11
32
17
26
29
36
28
19
346

5.
Ammunition Recovered
195
67
332
56
100
385
375
56
2,000
205
271
1,085
5,127

6.
Equipment Recovered
7
12
32
27
9
56
45
31
21
26
51
31
348

7.

Livestock Recovered

23

276
271

105

–
34
67
19
35
830

SUMMARY

12. Some of the features recorded by troops in the North West Operation WHIRL PUNCH in year 2023 are 992 terrorist neutralized, 345arrested suspects and 538 rescued hostages. The following were recovered 34 AK47 rifles, 346 assorted arms, 4,792 rounds of 7.62mm special, 5,127 assorted ammunitions and 830 livestock.

JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION DELTA SAFE (SOUTH SOUTH)

15. Details as follows:

Serial
Op Activity
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
Rmks
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
(m)
(n)
(o)
(p)
1.
Neutralized Terrorists
20
18
23
16
10
25
41
53
55
58
60
69
448

2.
Arrested Terrorists
103
122
110
71
77
22
85
84
54
164
128
70
1,090

3.
Rescued Hostages
7
13
22
9
17
14
32
36
51
48
32
28
309

4.
Weapons recovered
50
72
18
14
28
15
34
32
22
12
10
14
321

5.
Boats destroyed
76
80
61
66
98
66
84
99
118
131
103
34
1,016

6.
Barges/vessels destroyed

3

–
1
2

2

1
3
1
2
1
16

8.
Illegal refining sites
86
102
141
119
149
119
121
86
78
126
120
127
1,374

9.
Vehicles
25
22
29
39
30
29
22
20
22
38
38
20
334

SUMMARY

16. Some of the features recorded by troops in the South South Operation DELTA SAFE in year 2023 are 448 terrorist neutralized, 1,090 oil thefts and other suspected criminals and 309 rescued hostages. Also, oil theft were denied 100,316,600 litres of crude oil, 60,339,426 litres of AGO, 3,465,450 litres of DPK and 3,544,990 litres of PMS. Additionally, troops recovered 321 assorted weapons and destroyed 1,016 wooden boats, 16 barges/vessels and 1,374 illegal refining sites.

JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION UDO KA (SOUTH EAST)

18. Details are as follows:

Serial
Op Activity
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
Rmks
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
(m)
(n)
(o)
(p)
1.
Neutralized Terrorists
22
14
36
27
24
23
52
45
56
50
53
62
464

2.
Arrested Terrorists
74
96
166
71
57
76
77
12
73
102
56
47
907

3.
Rescued Hostages
28
34
37
31
24
36
61
43
48
56
66
54
518

4.
Weapons Recovered
104
95
102
99
60
19
24
20
28
59
28
46
684

5.
Ammunitions Recovered
166
1,140
130
3,380
141
189
60
71
100
246
68
134
5,825

6.
Equipment Recovered
54
71
48
44
31
30
78
58
33
86
41
56
630

SUMMARY

19. Some of the features recorded by troops in the South East Operation UDO KA in year 2023 are 464 terrorists
    neutralized, 907 arrested suspects and 518 rescued hostages. The following were recovered 65 AK47 rifles, 150 pump action guns, 53 dane guns, 85 pistols, 684 assorted arms, 1,082 rounds of 7.62mm special, 4,371 live cartridges, 5,825 assorted ammunitions and 630 other equipment.

EDWARD BUBA
Major General
Director Defence Media Operations