Battle of Baga (2015) 2015
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
About the battle
On 3 January 2015, militants from Boko Haram attacked a Nigerian military base at Baga, Borno State, Nigeria, seizing the base, town, and surrounding villages. Following Boko Haram's seizure of Baga, hundreds of civilians were massacred by the group.
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