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Government raids kill 143 Boko Haram fighters in Kolofata, Cameroon.

January 2015 raid on Kolofata

Failed assault by Boko Haram on a Cameroonian military base

The January 2015 raid on Kolofata was an unsuccessful assault on a Cameroonian military base at Kolofata, Far North Region, perpetrated by Boko Haram. The incident occurred on 12 January 2015 coming shortly after another Boko Haram incursion onto Cameroonian soil.
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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…
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Kolofata

Commune and town in Extrême-Nord, Cameroon

Kolofata is a town and commune in Cameroon.
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