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The 2013 Baga massacre is started when Boko Haram militants engage government soldiers in Baga.
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2013 Baga massacre
Part of Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
The Baga massacre began on 16 April 2013 in the village of Baga, Nigeria, in Borno State, when as many as 200 civilians were killed, hundreds wounded, and over 2,000 houses and businesses worth millions of Naira were destroyed. Refugees, civilians officials, and human rights…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Boko Haram
African jihadist organization
Boko Haram, officially known as Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad, is a self-proclaimed jihadist militant group based in northeastern Nigeria and also active in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali. In 2016, the group split, resulting in the emergence of a hostile…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Baga, Borno
Place in Borno, Nigeria
Baga is a town in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, close to Lake Chad, and lying northeast of the town of Kukawa. It is located within the Kukawa Local Government Area.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)