Cameroon

Nigeria Army Retakes Military Base in Borno From ISWAP Jihadists

Nigerian troops regained control of a military base in the northeast hours after it was seized by jihadists, sources told AFP on Sunday.

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Cameroon Army Denies Civilian ‘Massacre’

Cameroon's army on Monday denied allegations from local media and aid groups that it had killed civilians during a raid in the country's anglophone Southwest region, saying the dead were "terrorists."

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Jihadist Attack Kills 13 in Northern Cameroon

Thirteen civilians, eight of them children, died Friday when a woman suicide bomber blew herself up in a jihadist attack on a village in northern Cameroon, a traditional chief and a police officer said.

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Bomb Kills Four Soldiers, One Civilian in Cameroon

Four soldiers and a civilian were killed Wednesday when an official convoy was hit by makeshift explosives in a restive English-speaking region of Cameroon, the government said.

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Three Killed in Suspected Jihadist Attack in Cameroon

Jihadists crossing from Nigeria killed three members of a village self-defense force Monday in northern Cameroon, the local mayor said.

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Four Chadian Soldiers Killed in Lake Chad Blast

Four soldiers deployed to Lake Chad were killed when a mine set by jihadists blew up their boat, Chadian sources said on Wednesday.

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Four Schools Attacked in Cameroon, Teachers Kidnapped: Govt

The Cameroon government said Wednesday that four schools in the conflict-ridden anglophone regions of the country had been attacked over the past two days and six teachers kidnapped.

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Cameroon Army Launches Operation in Anglophone Regional Capital

Cameroon's army launched a "special operation" against anglophone separatists in Bamenda, the capital of the English-speaking northwest region, bringing the city to a halt.

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ISWAP Fighters Kill 14 in Nigeria-Cameroon Border Over ‘Blockade’

ISWAP jihadists have killed 14 people on a Cameroonian island on Lake Chad near the border with Nigeria after their town decided to block food supplies to the insurgents, security sources said.

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Civilians Killed in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions: HRW

Cameroon's army is being accused of human rights abuse after an estimated 285 people have been killed in English speaking regions according the Human Rights Watch.

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