Kolofata

Kolofata
Commune and town
Country  Cameroon
Region Extrême-Nord
Department Mayo-Sava
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Kolofata is a town and commune in Cameroon.

2015 Attack

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]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "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". http://news.yahoo.com/. AFP. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  6. "Le Cameroun fait état d'un lourd revers subi par Boko Haram à Kolofata". http://www.rfi.fr. rfi. Retrieved 15 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)

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References

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

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