In a joint military operation with Nigeria’s own army,
the Cameroon military launched a cross-border raid against the Nigerian
village of Kumshe, where they engaged in mass fight with the Boko Haram forces.
The raid freed 850 villages from Boko Haram shackles, and in the process 92
Boko Haram fighters were killed.
Cameroon’s
communications minister, Issa Tchiroma Bakary said: “Two Cameroonian soldiers
were killed (during the operation) by an accidental mine explosion, five other
soldiers were wounded.” Nigeria has not given any official report on the
incident.
Boko Haram seeks to implement Islamic law in northeastern
Nigeria and has staged a campaign of suicide and other attacks in Cameroon,
Chad and Niger over the past year, including killing as many as 1,000 in
Cameroon alone. In January, at least 86 people were killed in a series of
attacks on a village in northeastern Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram fighters.
According to witnesses, the armed fighters firebombed huts and opened fire on
civilians in the village of Dalori. Earlier this month, two suicide
bombers killed at least 12 and wounded 50 others in a suspected Boko Haram
market attack in northern Cameroon.
Some 20,000 people have been killed and about 2.3 million
displaced since the Islamic extremist group of Boko Haram started its violent
campaign in 2009. Children have been particularly targeted by Boko Haram and
have often been the victims of sexual abuse, forced marriage, abductions, and
brutal killings.
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