Battle of Konduga (2015)

The 2015 Battle of Konduga was fought on 2 March 2015 between Nigerian army and Boko Haram insurgents. The battle started when Boko Haram attacked town of Konduga at 7 AM and lasted until 1 PM when Nigerian military backed by Nigerian air force repulsed last of the insurgents with injuries. One Nigerian soldier, and 73 Boko Haram insurgents were killed in the battle.[2]

Battle of Konduga (2015)
Part of the Boko Haram insurgency
Date2 March 2015
Location
Result Nigerian victory
Belligerents
Boko Haram  Nigeria
Strength
~150 insurgents[1] Unknown number of soldiers
1 jet fighter
Casualties and losses
73 insurgents 1 soldier

References

  1. "70 Boko Haram fighters killed in attack". Jamaica Obsever. Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  2. "Nigerian troops gun down 73 Boko Haram terrorists in fresh attack on Konduga". Premium Times Nigeria. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2021-01-14.


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