Some 1,000 suspected Boko
Haram fighters from Nigeria
attacked five towns in
northern Cameroon over the
weekend and briefly occupied
a military camp on Sunday
before being removed by the
air force, an army spokesman
said.
The heavily armed group
attacked the military camp in
Achigachia near the Nigerian
border at around 4 a.m..
Following an intense battle,
the army abandoned the
camp, Lieutenant Colonel
Didier Badjeck told Reuters
by phone.
"After that, the head of state
ordered the air force to carry
out strikes. With the
bombardment, the fighters
were forced to decamp from
Achigachia," Badjeck said.
He could not immediately
give the number of casualties
from both sides. It is the first
time Cameroon has used the
air force against Boko Haram.
Islamist Boko Haram, which
is fighting to create a
caliphate in northern Nigeria,
has stepped up attacks on
both sides of the border,
prompting Cameroon to sent
thousands of soldiers to the
region to stop the militants.
Cameroon state radio CRTV
said the militants carried out
attacks on five towns over
the weekend and at least one
Cameroonian soldier was
killed.
"The attacks were carried out
simultaneously at the
localities of Mokolo, Guirvidig,
Waza, Amchide and Makari,
villages along the frontier
with Nigeria," CRTV radio
reported.
Boko Haram has made
several incursions in the Far-
North Region of Cameroon
this year, killing over 40
soldiers and recruiting
hundreds from mainly
unemployed youths in the
area.
Cameroon army said last
week it dismantled a training
camp for the militants in
northern Cameroon, arresting
or killing dozens and seizing
84 children who were being
trained there.
source: http://aitonline.tv/post-boko_haram_militants_stage_attacks_in_northern_cameroon

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