Hurricane Barbarossa

Hurricane Barbarossa
Part of Conflict in the Niger Delta
Date September 14-September 27, 2008 Location Rivers State Result Ceasefire declared on September 27, 2008
Belligerents
Nigeria	Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta
Commanders and leaders
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua	Henry Okah
Strength
unknown	unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown	unknown

On September 14, 2008, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) inaugurated Operation Hurricane Barbarossa with an ongoing string of militant attacks to bring down the oil industry in Rivers State.

On September 27, a week after declaring an oil war and sustaining heavy losses at the hands of the Nigerian armed forces, the group declared a ceasefire starting the next until "further notice."