Battle of Fotokol

Battle of Fotokol
Part of Boko Haram insurgency
DateAugust 25-September 21, 2014
Location
Fotokol, Far North Region, Cameroon
Result

Cameroonian victory

  • Boko Haram fails to capture Fotokol
Strength
1,200 soldiers
8 tanks		 1,000 fighters
Casualties and losses
26+ killed (late August only) ~260+ killed (per Cameroonian army)

Between August 25 and September 21, 2014, militants from Boko Haram attacked the town of Fotokol, Far North Region, Cameroon. The battle occurred immediately after the capture by Boko Haram of the Nigerian border towns of Gwoza and Gamboru Ngala, where several hundred civilians were killed. After a month-long battle, Cameroonian forces successfully defended the city.

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