another devastating blow Mohammed responded to a distress following the death of Colonel I.A. call from a Forward Operating Mohammed, the Commanding Of- Base (FOB) under a “coordinated ficer of the 242 Battalion, Monguno. assault” by suspected terrorists. The Colonel and seven of his men While the initial attack was success- were killed by a roadside Improvised fully repelled by frontline troops, the Explosive Device (IED) during a commanding officer’s vehicle struck reinforcement mission late Sunday the buried explosive while he was en Continued on pg.2