Posted on 12/02/2015 2:12:13 PM PST by george76
The Cameroon army claimed Wednesday to have dealt a major blow to Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists, killing around 100 fighters and freeing 900 hostages in a three-day operation last week.
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The sweep enabled troops "to release almost 900 hostages, seize large supplies of arms and munitions as well as black-and-white Islamic State flags", the statement added, without providing details on the identities of those freed.
Boko Haram swore allegiance to IS in March 2015.
The minister attributed the success of the raid to cooperation between Cameroon security forces, a new multinational force being set up to fight Boko Haram and Nigeria's army.
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Since July, Cameroon's far northern region has been regularly targeted by suicide bombers believed to be working with Boko Haram.
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Attacks have been blamed on radical Sunni jihadist group, Boko Haram, which is seeking to create a hardline Islamic state in northeast Nigeria.
Over the past year Boko Haram has stepped up cross-border attacks in Niger, Chad and Cameroon while also continuing to mount shooting and suicide assaults on markets, mosques and other mostly civilian targets within Nigeria itself.
For many years there was little to no surveillance of the border with Nigeria by Cameroon, enabling the jihadists to use the remote region as a rear base to stock its weapons, vehicles and supplies.
But Cameroon, which is part of a regional coalition helping Nigeria combat the jihadists, now has stepped up border surveillance.
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Thumbs up to the Cameroon Army.
The murder and mayhem by Muslims in Africa does not get enough press.
The murder and mayhem by Muslims in Africa does not get enough press.
To our MSM Black African Lives do not Matter.
This is just about the anniversary of Moochelle’s stupid #BringBackOurGirls campaign.
It seems soldiers work better than hashtags.
Thank you for posting this.
Good news !
You are welcome.
Do you want help on how to add a tagline?
no thank you, just ADD and forget. I usually use “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and wisdom and riches and might and honor and glory and blessing” as a signature but it’s a bit long. :) Everything else pales in comparison.
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