American military intervention in Cameroon
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The American military intervention in Cameroon started in October, when President Barack Obama ordered U.S. forces to be dispatched to the region, in order to support African forces in a non-combat role, in their war against Islamist militants in West Africa.
Background[edit]
From 2009, the slowly simmering Boko Haram insurgency grew greatly. From 2013 the local Islamist insurgency became large enough to threaten regional stability. In 2015, Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram pledged loyalty to ISIS, prompting great American concern.[6]
2015[edit]
With the invitation of the Cameroonian government secured in early October, the US began to deploy 300 troops.[7] The troops primary missions will revolve around providing intelligence support to local forces as well as conducting reconnaissance flights.[8]
The troops are also overseeing a program to transfer American military vehicles to the Cameroonian Army to aid in their fight against Islamists.[9]
See also[edit]
- American-led intervention in Syria
- American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present)
- List of wars and battles involving ISIL
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Boko Haram swears formal allegiance to ISIS". Associated Press. Fox News. March 8, 2015.
- ^ Sudarsan Raghavan (31 May 2013). "Nigerian Islamist militants return from Mali with weapons, skills". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Steve White (13 March 2013). "Nigerian hostage deaths: British hostage executed in error". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Nigeria: Boko Haram Resurrects, Declares Total Jihad". allAfrica.
- ^ "How Big Is Boko Haram?". 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/11457195/Boko-Haram-swears-allegiance-to-Isil.html
- ^ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/14/obama-deployment-us-troops-cameroon-boko-haram
- ^ http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/10/usa-troops-deployed-cameroon-boko-haram-fight-151014212428195.html
- ^ http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/land/vehicles/2015/10/20/us-sending-troops-vehicles-to-cameroon-to-combat-boko-haram/74265026/
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