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Although prepared for an armed conflict with Nigeria in recent years, the Cameroon Army does not have operational experience against other forces, therefore, it is not possible to assess its ability to respond to changing threats and opposing tactics. Combat units of the army include: [8] The Headquarters Brigade, located in Yaoundé.
Standard-issue pistol for military police and all branches of army. Manurhin MR 73 France: Revolver [1] MAT-49 France: Submachine gun [2] Heckler & Koch MP5 Germany: Submachine gun: Standard Issue sub-machine gun for the army and Special forces. [2] FN FAL Belgium: Battle rifle: Standard issue rifle, used by paratroopers and presidential guards ...
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.
In the first half of 2021, rebels inflicted a number of casualties on the Cameroon Armed Forces in the region around Kumbo. [10] [11] In February and March, the Cameroon Armed Forces' 5th Joint Military Region under Brig. Gen. Valere Nka launched another offensive in Bui, termed "Bui 1". Though the military declared this 8-days long operation a ...
Several Ambazonian separatist leaders are based in exile. Despite this, they play a role in directing rebel forces that are fighting in Cameroon itself. [6] [7] These include: Ayaba Cho Lucas – Leader of the Ambazonia Defence Forces (ADF). Mainly operated from exile in Europe, until his arrest in Norway in September 2024. [8] [9] [10] [11]
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On May 19, the Cameroon Army killed a separatist commander known as "Lion Dor" and his girlfriend in Oku. [80] On May 20, multiple clashes between the Cameroon Army and separatists took place in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon during the National Day. The Cameroonian Army claimed at least 28 separatists were killed during the battles ...
This is a timeline of the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon during 2021.. The Anglophone Crisis is an ongoing armed conflict in the Republic of Cameroon in Central Africa, where historically English-speaking Ambazonian separatists are seeking the independence of the former British trust territory of Southern Cameroons, which was unified with Cameroon since 1961.