Kwatar Daban Masara airstrike
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Kwatar Daban Masara airstrike | |
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Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |
Location | Kwatar Daban Masara, Borno State, Nigeria |
Date | 26 September 2021 |
Target | ISWAP fighters |
Attack type | Airstrike |
Deaths | 50-60+ civilians (villagers) 28 ISWAP fighters (Nigerian claim)[1] |
Injured | Unknown |
Perpetrators | Nigerian Air Force |
The Daban Masara airstrike hit a fish market in the village of Kwatar Daban Masara, Borno State, Nigeria on 26 September 2021, killing between 50 and 60 people.[2]
Attack
Ten days before the
Nigerian intelligence
.
On September 26, 2021, the military had sources saying that ISWAP was planning an attack from the town. The air force decided to act and at around 6:00 AM local time an air force jet carried out a "preemptive strike" on the fish market in the village, killing at least 50-60 civilians.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "Military Airstrikes Kill 28 ISWAP's Collaborators Delivering Logistics at Kukawa". prnigeria. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Nigerian air force kills dozens of civilians in northeast - sources". reuters. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria Air Strike Kills 20 Fishermen: Sources". thedefensepost. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria air strike kills 20 fishermen". borneobulletin. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.