At least six Cameroonian soldiers killed in raid by Islamist insurgents


  • World
  • Sunday, 25 Jul 2021

DOUALA (Reuters) - At least six Cameroonian soldiers were killed and four wounded during an attack by Islamist insurgents on an army outpost in the far north of the country, state broadcaster CRTV said on Saturday.

The attack is the deadliest in recent months in northern Cameroon, which alongside neighbouring Nigeria and Chad, has been battling the Boko Haram militant group for years and, more recently, militants linked to Islamic State.

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