Incident Summary:

09/18/2014: Assailants attacked Cameroon Army soldiers in Ashigashiya village, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. At least two assailants were killed and one soldier was injured in the incident. This was one of two similar attacks carried out by the same group of assailants on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Boko Haram

GTD ID:
201409180039

When:
2014-09-18

Country:
Cameroon

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Extreme-North

City:
Ashigashiya

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Ashigashiya Village
Specific Description Village
Nationality of Target Cameroon
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Boko Haram No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 2
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Six killed in Boko Haram attacks in Cameroon," Agence France Presse -- English, September 19, 2014.
"Four killed in cross-border Boko Haram attack in northern Cameroon," Reuters Africa, September 20, 2014.