Battles of Amchidé and Limani
| Battles of Amchidé and Limani | |||||||||
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| Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Cameroon | Boko Haram | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 250 |
1,000 3 tanks | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 8 killed, 7 injured (per Cameroon) | 107 killed (per Cameroon) | ||||||||
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30-86 civilians killed 100+ civilians killed (per Amnesty International) | |||||||||
Between October 15 and 16, 2014, Boko Haram militants attacked the border towns of Amchide and Limani, Far North Region, Cameroon. Between 30 and 86 civilians were killed during the attacks, and at least 100 militants were killed during the Cameroonian army's repulsion of the assault.