Battle of Lake Chad

Battle of Lake Chad
Part of the Boko Haram insurgency and the Camp Holocaust campaign
Date5 November – 8 November 2025
Location
Northern Borno State, Nigeria
Result Boko Haram victory
Territorial
changes
Boko Haram overruns several ISWAP‑held settlements
Belligerents
Boko Haram Islamic State
Commanders and leaders
Hassan Buduma
Mohd Hassan
Unknown
Units involved
Boko Haram
Strength
Dozens of armed boats 10 armed boats
Casualties and losses
4 killed 170–200 killed

The Battle of Lake Chad was waged between 5 and 8 November 2025 on Lake Chad in Nigeria's Borno State between rival jihadist groups of Boko Haram and the Islamic State – West Africa Province (ISWAP). The clashes have been described as a "turf war".