2013 Dumba massacre

Boko Haram attack in Nigeria 2013 Dumba massacre Dumba, Borno State, Nigeria August 19, 2013 Mosque-goers 35 15 ISIS Boko Haram Revenge for Dumba villagers joining self-defense militias On August 19, 2013, jihadists from Boko Haram attacked the village of Dumba, Borno State, Nigeria, killing 35 people and injuring 14 more.2013-08-23 35 villageois tués par des insurgés islamistes https://www.20min.ch/fr/story/35-villageois-tues-par-des-insurges-islamistes-321553200063 2025-04-26 20 minutes fr Background Boko Haram emerged in 2009 as a jihadist social and political movement in a failed rebellion in northeast Nigeria.Walker Andrew 2016-02-04 Join us or die: the birth of Boko Haram https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/04/join-us-or-die-birth-of-boko-haram 2025-04-26 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 Throughout the following years, Abubakar Shekau unified militant Islamist groups in the region and continued to foment the rebellion against the Nigerian government, conducting terrorist attacks and bombings in cities and communities across the region.2013-08-12 Nigeria unrest: 'Boko Haram' gunmen kill 44 at mosque https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-23676872 2025-04-26 BBC News en-GB Six days before the Dumba massacre, Boko Haram militants killed 44 people at a mosque in Konduga.2013-08-12 Nigeria unrest: 'Boko Haram' gunmen kill 44 at mosque https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-23676872 2025-04-26 BBC News en-GB Massacre Dumba is a remote village in Borno State, several of whose villagers organized a self-defense group against Boko Haram attacks in the early days of the insurgency. The militants dressed in Nigerian army uniforms during the attack and situated themselves at a crossroads outside the town's mosque. As the mosque-goers were leaving morning prayer, they were shot at by the jihadists. Due to the village's remoteness, public information about the massacre was reported for the first time on April 23, four days later.Roggio Bill 2013-08-23 Nigeria https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/08/boko_haram_fighters_killed_35.php 2025-04-26 FDD's Long War Journal en-US 35 people were killed in the massacre, and 14 more were injured. References Category:Massacres in 2013 Category:2013 murders in Nigeria Category:Massacres committed by Boko Haram Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2013 Category:Terrorist incidents in Nigeria in 2013 Category:August 2013 in Nigeria