Another major victory by the Nigerian army in their battle against the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.

Military officials on Thursday announced the rescue of another 100 women and 50 girls from a campsite in the remote Sambisa Forest where the terrorists have been maintaining a stronghold.

The army said that the terrorists were using brainwashed women as soldiers and as human shields in their fight with troops.  Col. Sani Usman said that one soldier and one woman died during shootouts with nine terrorist encampments in the Sambisa Forest.

The rescued women and children are in a safety zone for medical attention and processing according to Usman.  He said many of the women were “severely traumatized.”

The raid also resulted in the deaths of several Boko Haram field commanders.  The troops captured combat tanks and high caliber munitions that were taken to military installations or destroyed in the camps.

Amnesty International stated in April that at least 2,000 women and girls have been taken captive by the terrorists since the beginning of 2014.