source: Sun (Nigeria)
actor1: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
actor2: Birnin-Gwari Communal Militia (Nigeria)
location: Birnin Gwari
notes: On or before 16 August. Military forces clash with a Communal Militia in Birnin-Gwari area of Kaduna State and follow them into Kwuyambana forest of Zamfara State, killing 5 communal militia members and 1 soldier, as well as injuring 2 other soldiers and seizing weapons.