Battles of Amchidé and Limani

Battles of Amchidé and Limani
Part of Boko Haram insurgency
DateOctober 15-16, 2014
Location
Result

Cameroonian victory

  • Boko Haram fighters repulsed from Cameroon
Territorial
changes
Boko Haram seizes Amchide for several hours
Belligerents
Cameroon Boko Haram
Strength
250 1,000
3 tanks
Casualties and losses
8 killed, 7 injured (per Cameroon) 107 killed (per Cameroon)
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.