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actor1: Katsina Communal Militia (Nigeria)
actor2: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
location: Shimfida
notes: On 18 July 2020, Nigerian Armed Forces engaged in a gun battle with Katsina Militias at Shimfida (Jibia LGA, Katsina). Reports on fatalities are contradicting. While news sources report 16 fatalities among the Armed Forces, military sources claim 17 killed militiamen and 3 dead soldiers.