location: Pulka
notes: Boko Haram, in an effort to overtake Gwoza, are intercepted and repulsed at the nearby towns of Bitta (in Damboa) and Pulka. The clash began the evening of 07/03, and continued overnight into the morning of 08/03. The fight was said to have forced the military to deploy fighter jets from Yola to support ground troops who were initially being overwhelmed. Eighteen Boko Haram dead, three soldiers injured.
target_text: location: Pulka, fatalities: 3