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Cameroon defence forces will intensity the fight against the terrorist group Boko Haram in the course of the year 2016. Priority will be given to the fight against terrorism which has led to the death of scores of Cameroonian military and civilians despite major victories that has reduced the operational capacity of the terrorist movement. In order to attain the objective, the military hierarchy has recommended discipline within the ranks of the army. The Defence Chief of Staff, Lt General Rene Claude Meka presented the agenda of Cameroon’s defence forces for 2016 during a new wishes ceremony at the Ministry Head Quarters in Yaoundé.
During the event he strongly condemned the September 9th, 2015 protest match staged by some soldiers who were part of the Cameroon contingent of the stabilisation mission in the Central African Republic. He described the demonstrations on the streets of Yaoundé as an unimaginable gross violation of the statutory text of regulating Cameroon’s defence forces. Lt General Rene Claude Meka in this light called on senior military officers to severely sanction all forms of indiscipline within the Cameroon army. “Pirate attacks, incursions in the East region resulting from the instability in the Central African Republic are not as preoccupying as the fight against Boko Haram which is now asymmetric” the defence chief of staff noted.
The enemy’s fire power has been seriously weaken and they have now resorted to suicide attacks. We don’t know when the war will end but we have upgraded our resources, logistics and equipment to efficiently eradicate the terrorist, he added. The Defence Chief of Staff used the occasion to salute the bravery of vigilante groups that have worked alongside the defence forces to thwart attacks by the terrorists. The ceremony which ended with a common meal began with a review of the just ended year by the deputy Army Chief of staff.
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After three years of continued attacks by Boko Haram in their attempt to create an Islamic state, Muslims and Christians in Cameroon are now joining forces to protect each other.
Hundreds of Muslims gather each Friday for prayers at the central mosque in Mozogo near the border to Nigeria. In order to protect worshippers and the mosques from attack, the Muslim community has formed vigilante groups. But this means that those protecting the mosque would not be able to enter the building and pray, something that is required by their religion.
So the Muslim community has teamed up with Christian organizations to help protect each other. Joseph Klofou of the Protestant Church of Cameroon said that his church decided with members of self defense groups to guard mosques so believers do not have to miss their religious obligations.
"I feel frustrated seeing my brothers and sisters dying. I must act while praying to God to send his angels and warriors to fight Boko Haram because he is the merciful God of armies," said Klofou.
Djafarou Alamine of the central mosques said that they also stand guard in front of churches when Christians pray.
"I am out to fight because Boko Haram is a group of bad people. Islam condemns all that they have been doing to both Christians and Muslims who are all God's creatures even though they have religious differences,” said Alamine.
Hand in hand
Cameroon Christians and Muslims are uniting in the fight against the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram that has been attacking the central African nation in what it said were plans to create an Islamist state.
On Monday, a young suicide bomber detonated explosives at a mosque in Guetchewe, a town near Cameroon's border with Nigeria, killing five people. This happened only five days after another suicide attack which killed 12 at a mosque in the town of Kouyape.
Cameroon's population of over 23 million people is 40 percent Christian, 20 percent Muslim with 40 percent holding indigenous beliefs.
Midjiyawa Bakari is the governor of Cameroon's Far North region. He has congratulated Christians and Muslims for working together against a common enemy.
"We have applauded this initiative in which Muslims stand guard over Churches and Christians stand guard over mosques. We condemn the actions of Boko Haram and ask Cameroonians to all fight them,” said Bakari. “And we extend our condolences to families that lost their loved ones."
Common enemy
Boko Haram has been looting, killing, burning schools, markets and churches in Cameroon. In December 2015, the group said it was attacking Cameroon in order to create an Islamic state.
Cameroon's minister of communication and government spokesperson, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, congratulated Christians and Muslims for jointly defending the country.
"Cameroon is a country where priests and imams both go to churches and mosques to preach and pray during ecumenical services. It is a treasure to keep," said Bakary.
Bakary told reporters that Boko Haram has staged 315 raids in the border region since 2013 and carried out 32 suicide bombings.
"In total, 1,098 civilians, 67 of our soldiers and three police officials have been killed in these barbaric attacks by the Boko Haram terrorist group," Bakary said.
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Cameroon says nearly 1,200 people have been killed in the country by the Nigeria-based Boko Haram terror group since 2013. Issa Tchiroma Bakary, Cameroon’s communications minister, said Friday that Boko Haram militants had carried out 315 raids and 32 bomb attacks in the country’s northern border areas. “1,098 civilians, 67 of our soldiers and three police officials have been killed in these barbaric attacks by the Boko Haram terrorist group,” the minister told reporters in the capital Yaounde. Since July last year, Cameroon’s far north has seen a wave of attacks attributed to Boko Haram Takriri militants. The price Cameroon pays for being a neighbour to loud-mouthing and grand standing Nigeria with inept leadership. This is on top of 1.5 million Nigerian refugies Cameroon has received from Nigeria. Where will it end?
This year, the number of attacks has soared to an almost daily basis. “In the face of such unjustified and gratuitous harassment our defense and security forces have inflicted heavy losses on the enemy,” Bakary said, adding that the extremist militants are now sending their women or girls to carry out bomb attacks. Since late November, the Cameroon army has carried out operations in several border areas aimed at weakening Nigerian militants active in the region.
Boko Haram has over the past year stepped up cross-border attacks in Niger, Chad and Cameroon, targeting busy markets, mosques, religious leaders and tribal chiefs opposed to them. The militant group, which is affiliated to Daesh, maintains strongholds in areas that are difficult to access, such as the Sambisa forest, the Mandara mountains and the numerous islands of Lake Chad. Boko Haram’s six-year military campaign has left about 20,000 people dead in Nigeria, and hundreds of others in neighboring Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
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Cameroon says nearly 1,200 people have been killed in the country by the Nigeria-based Boko Haram terror group since 2013. Issa Tchiroma Bakary, Cameroon’s communications minister, said Friday that Boko Haram militants had carried out 315 raids and 32 bomb attacks in the country’s northern border areas. “1,098 civilians, 67 of our soldiers and three police officials have been killed in these barbaric attacks by the Boko Haram terrorist group,” the minister told reporters in the capital Yaounde. Since July last year, Cameroon’s far north has seen a wave of attacks attributed to Boko Haram Takriri militants. The price Cameroon pays for being a neighbour to loud-mouthing and grand standing Nigeria with inept leadership. This is on top of 1.5 million Nigerian refugies Cameroon has received from Nigeria. Where will it end?
This year, the number of attacks has soared to an almost daily basis. “In the face of such unjustified and gratuitous harassment our defense and security forces have inflicted heavy losses on the enemy,” Bakary said, adding that the extremist militants are now sending their women or girls to carry out bomb attacks. Since late November, the Cameroon army has carried out operations in several border areas aimed at weakening Nigerian militants active in the region.
Boko Haram has over the past year stepped up cross-border attacks in Niger, Chad and Cameroon, targeting busy markets, mosques, religious leaders and tribal chiefs opposed to them. The militant group, which is affiliated to Daesh, maintains strongholds in areas that are difficult to access, such as the Sambisa forest, the Mandara mountains and the numerous islands of Lake Chad. Boko Haram’s six-year military campaign has left about 20,000 people dead in Nigeria, and hundreds of others in neighboring Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
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Cameroon says nearly 1,200 people have been killed in the country by the Nigeria-based Boko Haram terror group since 2013. Issa Tchiroma Bakary, Cameroon’s communications minister, said Friday that Boko Haram militants had carried out 315 raids and 32 bomb attacks in the country’s northern border areas. “1,098 civilians, 67 of our soldiers and three police officials have been killed in these barbaric attacks by the Boko Haram terrorist group,” the minister told reporters in the capital Yaounde. Since July last year, Cameroon’s far north has seen a wave of attacks attributed to Boko Haram Takriri militants. The price Cameroon pays for being a neighbour to loud-mouthing and grand standing Nigeria with inept leadership. This is on top of 1.5 million Nigerian refugies Cameroon has received from Nigeria. Where will it end?
This year, the number of attacks has soared to an almost daily basis. “In the face of such unjustified and gratuitous harassment our defense and security forces have inflicted heavy losses on the enemy,” Bakary said, adding that the extremist militants are now sending their women or girls to carry out bomb attacks. Since late November, the Cameroon army has carried out operations in several border areas aimed at weakening Nigerian militants active in the region.
Boko Haram has over the past year stepped up cross-border attacks in Niger, Chad and Cameroon, targeting busy markets, mosques, religious leaders and tribal chiefs opposed to them. The militant group, which is affiliated to Daesh, maintains strongholds in areas that are difficult to access, such as the Sambisa forest, the Mandara mountains and the numerous islands of Lake Chad. Boko Haram’s six-year military campaign has left about 20,000 people dead in Nigeria, and hundreds of others in neighboring Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
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Cameroon says nearly 1,200 people have been killed in the country by the Nigeria-based Boko Haram terror group since 2013. Issa Tchiroma Bakary, Cameroon’s communications minister, said Friday that Boko Haram militants had carried out 315 raids and 32 bomb attacks in the country’s northern border areas. “1,098 civilians, 67 of our soldiers and three police officials have been killed in these barbaric attacks by the Boko Haram terrorist group,” the minister told reporters in the capital Yaounde. Since July last year, Cameroon’s far north has seen a wave of attacks attributed to Boko Haram Takriri militants. The price Cameroon pays for being a neighbour to loud-mouthing and grand standing Nigeria with inept leadership. This is on top of 1.5 million Nigerian refugies Cameroon has received from Nigeria. Where will it end?
This year, the number of attacks has soared to an almost daily basis. “In the face of such unjustified and gratuitous harassment our defense and security forces have inflicted heavy losses on the enemy,” Bakary said, adding that the extremist militants are now sending their women or girls to carry out bomb attacks. Since late November, the Cameroon army has carried out operations in several border areas aimed at weakening Nigerian militants active in the region.
Boko Haram has over the past year stepped up cross-border attacks in Niger, Chad and Cameroon, targeting busy markets, mosques, religious leaders and tribal chiefs opposed to them. The militant group, which is affiliated to Daesh, maintains strongholds in areas that are difficult to access, such as the Sambisa forest, the Mandara mountains and the numerous islands of Lake Chad. Boko Haram’s six-year military campaign has left about 20,000 people dead in Nigeria, and hundreds of others in neighboring Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
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