Government officials and a soldier inspect the bridge that links Nigeria and Cameroon in May, following an attack by Islamic militants in Ga...
Government officials and a soldier inspect the bridge that links Nigeria and Cameroon in May, following an attack by Islamic militants in Gambaru, Nigeria. Cameroon over the weekend became the first country outside of Nigeria to conduct air strikes against militant group Boko Haram.
Cameroon this weekend became the first country outside of Nigeria to launch coordinated air strikes against Boko Haram, the Islamic militant group now spilling out onto Cameroonian soil.
About 1,000 militants poured into Cameroon from Boko Haram’s northeastern Nigerian stronghold over the weekend, attacking five villages and temporarily seizing a Cameroonian military base, according to Reuters. The invading force reportedly drove out soldiers stationed at the Achigachia military camp near the Nigerian border before Cameroon’s air force conducted a series of air strikes to reclaim the base.
“Fighter planes went into action for the first time since the start of the conflict,” said Cameroonian Communications Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary, according to Al Jazeera, noting that the militants were driven out “after two strikes and heavy fire
