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The Cameroon Armed Forces (French: Forces armées camerounaises (FAC)) are the military of the Republic of Cameroon. The armed forces number 40,000 [ 3 ] personnel in ground, air, and naval forces. There are approximately 40,000 troops in the army across three military regions.
The AGovC leader added that "when Cameroon begins to respect the Geneva Convention, we will do the same". [27] On January 21, 2024, it was confirmed that Cameroonian forces had captured top ADF commander "General Efang", who had been wounded in action two weeks prior. This marked the second time that the ADF lost its top ground zero commander. [28]
"General Ebube" – Rebel commander of unknown affiliation. Operated in Bafut, Bui, and Donga-Mantung; led the blockade of the Kumbo-Nkambé road. Reportedly killed by security forces either at Nfoyah in October 2021 or at Nseh in January 2022. [24] [25] "General Above The Law" † – Commander of the Fako-Meme Black Tar Council. Operated in ...
In revenge for the demise of their comrade, local security forces subsequently raided several locations in and around Kumbo. According to the Cameroon News Agency, soldiers killed one insurgent and three civilians in a "rampage" at Bamfem, while burning houses in three villages. A handicapped, 90 years-old man was reportedly among the victims.
The Rapid Intervention Battalion (Bataillon d'Intervention Rapide, or BIR) is an elite military force [1] and an army combat unit of the Cameroonian Armed Forces. [2]The unit is supported by the United States, reports directly to the president of Cameroon, and has played a large part in the Cameroonian and regional war against Boko Haram.
On January 13, separatist fighters shot and tortured a civilian in Menchum, after accusing him of passing information to the Cameroonian military. [5] On January 21, it was confirmed that Cameroonian forces had captured top ADF commander "General Efang". [6] On January 24, suspected separatists burned a road construction equipment in Ndu. [7]
Operation Bui Clean, also called Operation Kumbo Clean [1] or Operation Clean Kumbo, [4] was a military offensive conducted by the Cameroon Armed Forces against Ambazonian separatists in Cameroon's Northwest Region from May to June 2021.
Map of military situation in Ambazonia region. Following is a list of militant groups fighting for the independence of Ambazonia, commonly referred to locally as "Amba Boys", in the Anglophone Crisis.