Cameroon
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Jan- 2021 -7 JanuaryAfrica
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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4 JanuaryAfrica
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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Nov- 2020 -25 NovemberAfrica
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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5 NovemberAfrica
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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Sep- 2020 -10 SeptemberAfrica
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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Aug- 2020 -28 AugustAfrica
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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Jul- 2020 -27 JulyAfrica
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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Jun- 2020 -18 JuneAfrica
Cameroon General Says Troops Kill 24 Separatists
Troops carrying out raids in a western region of Cameroon have killed 24 people described as separatists, a general said.
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May- 2020 -27 MayAfrica
Five Jihadists, Two Soldiers Killed in Cameroon Clash
Two soldiers were killed early on Tuesday when jihadists attacked a military position in northern Cameroon after crossing from Nigeria, sources said, while seven other soldiers were injured in a mine blast in the same village. The device exploded when the soldiers’ vehicle was passing, according to an army colonel. Both the explosion and the overnight attack took place at Soueram, close to the Nigerian border in Cameroon’s Far North region, the colonel and a local official told AFP. “Two Cameroonian soldiers were killed” in the overnight assault, while five jihadists died in the counter-attack, the colonel said. The attack was claimed by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadist activity. ISWAP is a splinter group of Nigeria’s Boko Haram, which has led a bloody 11-year campaign against perceived Western influence. An army vehicle was destroyed and the jihadists made off with a piece of heavy weaponry, he said, speaking on condition of anonymity. A local leader, who also asked not to be identified, confirmed the attack and the toll, adding that there were no civilian casualties. The Far North is an impoverished tongue of land that lies between Chad to the east and …
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Jan- 2020 -7 JanuaryAfrica
At least 9 killed in Gamboru bridge bomb blast on Nigeria-Cameroon border
An explosion ripped through a crowded market on a bridge at Gamboru on Nigeria's border with Cameroon, killing at least 9 people and injuring 26
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