Regional taskforce conducts sweep along border with Nigeria,freeing 900 captives, army saysCameroon’s army, and backed by a regional taskforce,has killed at least 100 members of the militant Islamist Boko Haram group and freed 900 people it had held hostage, the west African country’s defence ministry has said. Cameroon is portion of an 8700-strong regional group, and also comprising troops from Chad,Niger, Nigeria and Benin, or that aims to destroy Boko Haram,which, though based mainly in Nigeria, and has become a major threat to wider regional security. Related: Nigeria has a fresh government,but Boko Haram is deadlier than ever | Chika Unigwe Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com