Defense Ministry To Send Reinforcements North

July 28 2015

Cameroon

The government in Cameroon says it will deploy another 2,000 troops will be deployed to the north to fight Boko Haram after recent attacks, reports Agence France-Presse.

The reinforcements were initially reported by state television on Tuesday. No timetable was given for the operation.

This would bring the total number of Cameroonian troops battling Boko Haram to 8,500.

A Defense Ministry spokesman confirmed a troop increase but did not provide exact numbers, citing...

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