Incident Summary:

11/21/2016: Assailants attacked a military base in Darak, Extreme-North, Cameroon. Six soldiers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
201611210010

When:
2016-11-21

Country:
Cameroon

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Extreme-North

City:
Darak

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Cameroon Army
Specific Description Base
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?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
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 6 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 6
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Two Female Bombers Thwarted In North Cameroon: Army," AFP (World Service), November 24, 2016.
"Boko Haram launches three assaults in Cameroon within 24 hours," Reuters Africa, November 22, 2016.
"Boko Haram kills six Cameroonian soldiers in Lake Chad," Latest Nigerian News.com, November 22, 2016.