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

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Military operations
2009 uprising 2011 clashes Sokoto Damboa Chibok Konduga (2014) Cameroon Kolofata W Africa Niger (2015) Konduga (2015) Damasak Niger (2016) Rann Diffa Chad Basin Darak Boma's Wrath Garin Giwa Geidam Sambisa Forest (2021) Kwatar Daban Masara Toumbun Allura Karnawa and Toumbun Gini

Terrorist attacks and massacres

2010 Bauchi Jos & Maiduguri Abuja 2011 Bauchi, Maiduguri, Zaria & Zuba Abuja police HQ Abuja UN Damaturu, Kaduna & Maiduguri Damaturu, Gadaka, Jos & Madalla 2012 Gombi, Mubi, Maiduguri & Yola Kaduna (Apr) Damaturu Kaduna (Jun) Okene Mubi Maiduguri & Potiskum 2013 Kano Baga Mamudo Konduga Benisheik Gujba 2014 Maiduguri (Jan) Chakawa & Kawuri Kawuri Konduga massacre Lake Chad Izghe Buni Yadi (Feb) Abuja DSS Nyanya (Apr) Chibok Nyanya (May) Gamboru & Ngala Jos Buni Yadi (May) Mubi Gwoza Borno Kaduna & Abuja Wuse Maiduguri (Jul) Damboa Kogi Potiskum School bombing Maiduguri (Nov) Damasak Kano Gumsuri Gombe 2015 Malari Cameroon bus Baga Maiduguri (Jan) Fotokol massacre Damaturu, Potiskum & Kano Maiduguri (Mar) Damasak N'Djamena Monguno (Jun) Borno (30 Jun & 1 Jul) Potiskum, Jos & Borno Fotokol bombings Gombe Maiduguri & Monguno Baga Sola Yola Chad (Dec) 2016 Bodo Dalori Dikwa Maiduguri (Mar) Borno (Apr) Lake Chad Adamawa Cameroon Kuda Maiduguri (Oct) Madagali 2017 Maiduguri Mubi 2018 Konduga Dapchi Mubi 2019 Konduga Nganzai 2020 Gamboru Toumour Lake Chad & Borno Gubio Monguno and Nganzai Nguetchewe Kouyape Koshebe Pemi 2021 Maiduguri Mainok 2022 Kuje Ngouboua

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]

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