Kwatar Daban Masara airstrike

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Kwatar Daban Masara airstrike
Part of Boko Haram insurgency
Kwatar Daban Masara Location of Kwatar Daban Masara
Location	Kwatar Daban Masara, Borno State, Nigeria
Date	26 September 2021
Target	ISWAP fighters
Attack type	Airstrike
Deaths	50–60+ civilians (villagers) 28 ISWAP fighters (Nigerian claim)[1]
Injured	Unknown
Perpetrators	Nigerian Air Force

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]

See also

• Rann bombing