Boko Haram was pushed out of the town after less than a day of heavy fighting.

[1] Damasak was captured on 24 November 2014 by Boko Haram and was under their control until this battle.

[4] On 20 March, two days after the battle, Nigerien and Chadian soldiers discovered a mass grave of over 90 people under the bridge in the outskirts of the city.

[5][6] Civilian bodies were partially mummified by desert air, which suggested that the massacre took place some time ago.

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