Cameroonian Army Outposts Alone Cannot Secure Lake Chad
Cameroon is creating a new Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) unit for the Lake Chad region as jihadist attacks intensify and continue to drive thousands of residents from their homes, Defence Minister Joseph Beti Assomo has announced. The BIR Lake Chad unit marks an important move in an area where isolated, poorly resourced outposts have repeatedly […]
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Cameroonian Army Outposts Alone Cannot Secure Lake Chad
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- October 15, 2026
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