The IRC is providing emergency assistance to more than half of the 14,000 people who fled the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak after it was attacked by militants last week. Many were fleeing for a second time.
The International Rescue Committee is providing emergency assistance to more than half of the 14,000 people who fled the town of Damasak in northeastern Nigeria after it was attacked by insurgents last week. For many, this is the second time they have fled Damasak, which was held by the militants from November 2014 until it was retaken by regional forces in March.