Battle of Damboa

Battle of Damboa
Date	October 6, 2013
Location	Damboa, Nigeria
Result	Nigerian victory
Belligerents
Boko Haram	Nigeria
Units involved
25 Task Force Brigade	7th Division
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
15 killed	None
	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

^ ^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.