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Kolofata

Kolofata
Commune and town
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Country Cameroon
RegionExtrême-Nord
DepartmentMayo-Sava
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Kolofata is a town and commune in Cameroon.

Boko Haram Attacks

On January 12, 2015 a military base in Kolofata was assaulted by Boko Haram.[1] The Islamist group had attacked towns in Northern Cameroon in December 2014[2][3] The attack was repelled with only one Cameroonian officer killed.[4][1] 143 Boko Haram insurgents were killed by the Cameroonian Army.[5][6]

Another attack was reported in 2017.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Boko Haram raids Cameroon army base". Al Jazeera. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Cameroon says fights off Boko Haram attacks, kills 41 militants". Reuters. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Boko Haram militants stage attacks in northern Cameroon". Reuters. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Cameroon says 143 Boko Haram fighters killed in clashes". Reuters. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Cameroon repels Boko Haram attack, says 143 militants killed". news.yahoo.com/. AFP. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Le Cameroun fait état d'un lourd revers subi par Boko Haram à Kolofata". rfi.fr. rfi. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

References

11°9′44″N 14°0′46″E / 11.16222°N 14.01278°E / 11.16222; 14.01278

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