January 2015 raid on Kolofata

January 2015 raid on Kolofata
Part of the Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
Date12 January 2015[1]
Location
Kolofata, Far North Region, Cameroon
Result Cameroonian victory
Belligerents
 Cameroon Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Boko Haram
Commanders and leaders
Cameroon Didier Badjec[2] Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Abubakar Shekau
Strength
Unknown 300+[2]
Casualties and losses
1 killed
1 injured [2]		 143 killed[2]

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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