Baga massacre
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The Baga massacre was a 2015 attack in northeastern Nigeria in which Boko Haram militants killed hundreds of civilians and destroyed large parts of the town of Baga.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baga massacre canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mass killing
ⓘ
massacre ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| civilianTarget | yes ⓘ |
| conflict | Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria ⓘ |
| conflictType | armed attack on civilians ⓘ |
| consequence |
humanitarian crisis in the region
ⓘ
widespread destruction of homes and infrastructure ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| date | January 2015 ⓘ |
| humanRightsClassification |
possible crime against humanity
ⓘ
serious human rights violation ⓘ |
| location | Baga ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | international news outlets ⓘ |
| method |
armed assault
ⓘ
arson ⓘ |
| motive |
establishment of an Islamist state in northeastern Nigeria
ⓘ
terror campaign against Nigerian state and population ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the deadliest Boko Haram attacks ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | hundreds of civilians ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boko Haram insurgency
ⓘ
Boko Haram insurgency ⓘ
surface form:
Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
|
| perpetrator |
Boko Haram
ⓘ
Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad ⓘ
surface form:
Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad
|
| perpetratorClassification | Islamist militant group ⓘ |
| perpetratorIdeology | Salafi jihadism ⓘ |
| region | northeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Boko Haram insurgency ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Lake Chad basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Chad region
|
| result |
international condemnation
ⓘ
large parts of Baga destroyed ⓘ mass displacement of residents ⓘ |
| state | Borno State ⓘ |
| target |
civilians in Baga
ⓘ
residents of Baga and surrounding villages ⓘ |
| territorialContext | area near Lake Chad ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2010s ⓘ |
| victimType |
unarmed civilians
ⓘ
women and children ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
explosives
ⓘ
firearms ⓘ |
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