Kwatar Daban Masara airstrike

Airstrike occurred in Kwatar Daban Masara, Borno State on 26 September 2021

12°48′17″N 13°50′16″E / 12.8048°N 13.8379°E / 12.8048; 13.8379

Kwatar Daban Masara

Location of Kwatar Daban Masara

LocationKwatar Daban Masara,
Borno State, NigeriaDate26 September 2021TargetISWAP fighters

Attack type

AirstrikeDeaths50-60+ civilians (villagers)
28 ISWAP fighters (Nigerian claim)^[1]InjuredUnknownPerpetrators

Nigerian Air Force

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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 airstrike, foreign fighters from ISWAP had arrived in Kwatar Daban Masara in trucks. This led to the town being placed under surveillance by 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]

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.