source: Vanguard (Nigeria)
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) and/or Boko Haram - Jamaatu Ahli is-Sunnah lid-Dawati wal-Jihad
actor2: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
location: Damaturu
notes: 24 December. Boko Haram ambushed Nigerian military forces on the Damaturu - Maiduguri road. 13 soldiers and one police officer killed in the battle.