Six Cameroonian soldiers were
killed Friday in an attack by Boko Haram jihadists in the far north of the
country, authorities said on Sunday.
Nine other soldiers were injured
in the attack carried out on a military post at Soueram near Fotokol in the
Lake Chad region by armed men, an army officer and two high-ranking officials
in the local administration told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Five soldiers died during the
attack and a sixth succumbed to his injuries on Sunday, one of the officials
told AFP.
The toll was confirmed by the
other official, as well as an army officer, who also said the killers were
members of Boko Haram. Soueram is very close to the border with Nigeria in the
restive Lake Chad region. On June 10, 17 Cameroonian soldiers were killed in an
attack in the same region.
The jihadist uprising which
started in 2009 has killed more than 27,000 people, displaced some two million,
and spilled over into neighbouring countries, sparking a dire humanitarian
crisis.
15, September 2019
French Cameroun: Six soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack 0
Six Cameroonian soldiers were killed Friday in an attack by Boko Haram jihadists in the far north of the country, authorities said on Sunday.
Nine other soldiers were injured in the attack carried out on a military post at Soueram near Fotokol in the Lake Chad region by armed men, an army officer and two high-ranking officials in the local administration told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Five soldiers died during the attack and a sixth succumbed to his injuries on Sunday, one of the officials told AFP.
The toll was confirmed by the other official, as well as an army officer, who also said the killers were members of Boko Haram. Soueram is very close to the border with Nigeria in the restive Lake Chad region. On June 10, 17 Cameroonian soldiers were killed in an attack in the same region.
The jihadist uprising which started in 2009 has killed more than 27,000 people, displaced some two million, and spilled over into neighbouring countries, sparking a dire humanitarian crisis.
Source: AFP