Chad: New Cameroonian Army Camps Alone Won't Secure Lake Chad

ANALYSIS: New Cameroonian army camps alone won’t secure Lake Chad

Much-needed military reinforcements against Boko Haram should be matched by sustained territorial control and well-coordinated operations.

Chad: New Cameroonian Army Camps Alone Won't Secure Lake Chad

Analysis - Much-needed military reinforcements against Boko Haram must be matched by sustained territorial control and well-coordinated operations.

Beti Assomo-Atanga Nji: New army camps alone won’t secure Lake Chad

Much-needed military reinforcements against Boko Haram must be matched by sustained territorial control and well-coordinated operations. Cameroon’s Defence Minister Joseph Beti Assomo last month announced the formation of a Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) Lake Chad military unit in response to increasing jihadist violence in the Lake Chad region. Recent assaults in Darak, Bargaram and Hilé-Alifa have seen over 11 300 residents flee their home…

Cameroonian Army Outposts Alone Cannot Secure Lake Chad – Axadle

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 […]