Battle of Damboa
| Battle of Damboa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Boko Haram |
 Nigeria | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 25 Task Force Brigade | 7th Division | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 15 killed | none | ||||||
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7 civilians killed Several civilians injured | |||||||
Battle of Domboa was fought between 7th Division of Nigerian military and Boko Haram insurgents in morning hours of October 6 2013.[1] Boko Haram entered the village at 4:30 AM, they forced priest of the local mosque to call for civilians to come to the mosque after which they opened fire on them, killing seven and injuring several.[2] Insurgents managed to burn several buildings before the Nigerian army intervened, after which clashes occurred in which 15 Boko Haram insurgents were killed, other insurgents escaped. Nigerian military seized one rocket-propelled grenade tube, two rocket-propelled grenade bombs, five AK 47 rifles, a pickup van and assorted ammunition from the insurgents.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "20 killed Nigeria terrorist attack". DNA India. 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ^ "Nigerija: Sedam ubijenih u džamiji". RTCG - Radio Televizija Crne Gore - Nacionalni javni servis (in Montenegrin). Retrieved 2021-01-15.
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