In a raid backed by an anti-Boko Haram task force, Cameroon’s army killed at least 100 Boko Haram fighters and freed 900 hostages on Wednesday, the army and defense ministry said. Flags belonging to Islamic State were found in the raid, alongside an “important stock of weapons and ammunition” according to Joseph Beti Assomo, Cameroon’s minister of defense. “Recently, countries in the region have been stepping up their fight against Boko Haram. And we’ve also seen how the group responded with more violence, attacking military and...
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