ConflictCameroon·Unpinned15 Oct 2026
Cameroon establishes new army camps near Lake Chad
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Cameroon’s Defence Minister Joseph Assomo announced the creation of a Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) Lake Chad military unit, establishing new bases at Hilé-Alifa and Bargaram. This move responded to increased jihadist violence by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) factions, which caused…
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