Nguetchewe attack | |
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Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |
Location | IDP camp in Guirbala neighborhood, Nguetchewe, Far North Region, Cameroon |
Date | August 1-2, 2020 5:30am |
Target | Vigilante outpost (first attack) IDP camp (second attack) |
Deaths | 19 killed
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Injured | 16 |
Victims | 1,500 refugees as a result of the attack |
Perpetrator | Boko Haram |
Between August 1 and 2, 2020, militants from Boko Haram attacked an IDP camp in the Guirbala neighborhood of Nguetchewe, Far North Region, Cameroon. Seventeen civilians were killed in the attack, and two child suicide bombers from Boko Haram helped conduct the attack.