One military commander in this conflict claimed "we shoot at everything tha
One military commander in this conflict claimed "we shoot at everything that moves... even at things that don't move." The German Rolf Steiner and the Dutch Taffy Williams were mercenaries who fought in this conflict. During this conflict, the port city of Calabar was captured in Operation Tiger Claw. During this conflict, the Red Cross set up a base at Cotonou in a neighboring country to begin flying in food supplies in a massive airlift, which inspired Bernard Kouchner to found Doctors Without Borders. This conflict was precipitated by the formation of a state by Odumegwu Ojukwu (oh-du-MEG-woo oh-JOO-kwoo) for the Igbo people, but was brutally crushed by the federal government under Jack Gowon (GO-wan). For 10 points, identify this four year long conflict which was caused by the 1967 secession of the Republic of Biafra.
One military commander in this conflict claimed "we shoot at everything that moves... even at things that don't move."
Nigerian Civil War [or Biafran War before mention]