Kolofata
Kolofata | |
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Commune and town | |
Country | Cameroon |
Region | Extrême-Nord |
Department | Mayo-Sava |
Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
Kolofata is a town and commune in Cameroon.
2015 Attack
On January 12, 2015 a military base in Kolofata was assaulted by Boko Haram.[1]The Islamist group had attacked towns in Northern Cameroon in December 2014[2][3] The attack was repelled with only one Cameroonian officer killed.[4][1] 143 Boko Haram insurgents were killed by the Cameroonian Army.[5][6]
Notes
- 1 2 "Boko Haram raids Cameroon army base". Al Jazeera. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Cameroon says fights off Boko Haram attacks, kills 41 militants". Reuters. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "Boko Haram militants stage attacks in northern Cameroon". Reuters. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ "Cameroon says 143 Boko Haram fighters killed in clashes". Reuters. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Cameroon repels Boko Haram attack, says 143 militants killed". http://news.yahoo.com/. AFP. Retrieved 15 January 2015. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "Le Cameroun fait état d'un lourd revers subi par Boko Haram à Kolofata". http://www.rfi.fr. rfi. Retrieved 15 January 2015. External link in
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See also
References
- Site de la primature - Élections municipales 2002 (French)
- Contrôle de gestion et performance des services publics communaux des villes camerounaises - Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV (French)
- Charles Nanga, La réforme de l’administration territoriale au Cameroun à la lumière de la loi constitutionnelle n° 96/06 du 18 janvier 1996, Mémoire ENA. (French)
Coordinates: 11°9′44″N 14°0′46″E / 11.16222°N 14.01278°E
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