Boko Haram

===2020===
====Gamboru bombing====
{{main|2020 Gamboru bombing}}
On 6 January, a bombing occurred at a market on a bridge in Gamboru, Borno.

====Auno attack====
On 9 February, a [[massacre]] occurred on the A3 road in Auno, Borno.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

====Boma attack====
{{main|March 2020 Chad and Nigeria massacres}}
On 23 March, Boko Haram fighters attacked soldiers in Boma, Chad, killing 92 and destroying 24 army vehicles. It marked the deadliest ever attack by Boko Haram on the country's military forces, and a serious escalation of conflict.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/92-chad-soldiers-killed-deadliest-boko-haram-attack-200325010212370.html|title=92 Chad soldiers killed in 'deadliest' Boko Haram attack|access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref> In its eight-day counter-operation "Operation Bohoma Anger", Chadian army claims to have killed around one thousand Boko Haram fighters while incurring 52 casualties of its own troops.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/chadian-troops-kill-1000-boko-haram-fighters-lake-chad-200409183528130.html|title=Chadian troops 'kill 1,000 Boko Haram fighters' in Lake Chad|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/063dde9658407fa051d7e2f160127bad|title=Chad says 1,000 Boko Haram killed during week of fighting|date=2020-04-10|website=[[Associated Press|AP News]]|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref> Of 58 suspected Boko Haram members, who had been captured during the operation, 44 died in a prison in [[N'Djamena]] mid-April 2020. The [[Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Chad)|Minister of Justice]] Djimet Arabi stated that the men died as a result of poisoning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/dozens-suspected-boko-haram-fighters-dead-chad-prison-200419084108879.html|title=Dozens of suspected Boko Haram fighters found dead in Chad prison|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref>

====Goneri ambush====
On 23 March, at least 50 Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram fighters near Goneri village in Borno. The army stated that all Boko Haram fighters were killed, although the number was not stated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2020/03/50-nigerian-soldiers-killed-boko-haram-ambush-200324185317954.html|title=At least 50 Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush|access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref>

====Amchide bombing====
On 5 April, two Boko Haram suicide bombers killed seven civilians and themselves in [[Amchide]], Far North Region, Cameroon.<ref>{{cite news |title=Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill several in northern Cameroon |url=https://france24.com/en/20200406-suicide-bombers-kill-several-in-northern-cameroon-boko-haram |access-date=12 April 2020 |work=France 24 |date=6 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

====Gajigana attack====
On 18 May, Just as people were preparing to break their [[Ramadan]] fast after sundown, the sect attacked the Nigerian village of Gajigana, Borno, 29 miles north of the state capital Maiduguri, killing at least 20 people and injuring 25 others. Their rebellion has now claimed more than 20,000 lives and left more than 7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.<ref>{{cite news |title=Authorities: Boko Haram attacks Nigerian village, killing 20 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/authorities-boko-haram-attacks-nigerian-village-killing-20/2020/05/18/0be70222-9922-11ea-ad79-eef7cd734641_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527015752/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/authorities-boko-haram-attacks-nigerian-village-killing-20/2020/05/18/0be70222-9922-11ea-ad79-eef7cd734641_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 May 2020 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Authorities: Boko Haram attacks Nigerian village, killing 20 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/world/authorities-boko-haram-attacks-nigerian-village-killing-20-6417478/ |work=TheIndianExpress|date=19 May 2020 |access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>

====Gubio massacre====
{{main|Gubio massacre}}
On 9 June, ISWAP killed 81 villagers in [[Gubio]], Borno.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

====Monguno and Nganzai massacres====
On 13 June in Borno, ISWAP killed at least 20 soldiers in Monguno and more than 40 civilians in Nganzai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=20 soldiers, 40 civilians killed in attacks Nigeria's Borno state |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/6/14/20-soldiers-40-civilians-killed-in-attacks-nigerias-borno-state |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>

====Nguetchewe attack====
On 2 August, Boko Haram killed at least 18 people in a [[grenade]] attack at an IDP camp.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNHCR outraged by attack on camp hosting displaced people in Cameroon, at least 18 people killed - Cameroon {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/cameroon/unhcr-outraged-attack-camp-hosting-displaced-people-cameroon-least-18-people-killed |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=reliefweb.int |date=4 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

====Koshebe massacre====
{{main|Koshebe massacre}}
On 28 November, Boko Haram killed about 110 farmers in Koshebe, Borno.

====Kankara kidnapping====
{{main|Kankara kidnapping}}
On December 11, more than 330 students were abducted from the Government Science Secondary School in [[Kankara]], [[Katsina State]], after gunmen with assault rifles attacked their school. Boko Haram later claimed responsibility for this.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boko Haram claims abduction of students in northern Nigeria|url=https://apnews.com/article/science-nigeria-kidnapping-abubakar-shekau-cc437a469b56eb2c1842be8ae97cebff |work=[[Associated Press]]|date=15 December 2020 |access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref>

====Christmas Eve attack in Pemi====
{{main|Pemi attack}}
On 24 December, Boko Haram killed at least 11 people, burnt a church and kidnapped a priest in the predominantly Christian village of Pemi in Borno.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-12-25|title=Boko Haram kill villagers in Christmas Eve attack|language=en-GB|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55448105|access-date=2020-12-26}}</ref> On 26 December, [[Turkey]] condemned the terrorist attack, describing it as "heinous". The [[Ministries of Turkey|Turkish ministry]] extended its sincere condolences to the families of those who died.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/turkey-condemns-boko-haram-terrorist-attack-in-nigeria/2089621|title= Turkey condemns Boko Haram terrorist attack in Nigeria|access-date=26 December 2020|website=Anadolu Agency}}</ref>

====Wulgo forest kidnapping====
On 24 December, 40 loggers were seized by Boko Haram jihadists, while 3 others were killed in the Wulgo forest near the town of Gamboru in Borno. Bodies of three loggers were found in the forest by a militia leader, and the rest were presumed kidnapped.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/26/boko-haram-kidnaps-40-loggers-and-kills-three-in-north-east-nigeria|title=Boko Haram kidnaps 40 loggers and kills three in north-east Nigeria|access-date=26 December 2020|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=26 December 2020}}</ref>