The conflict in Cameroon is a series of clashes and terrorist attacks on religious grounds in the Far North region of the country on the border with Nigeria , which began in December 2014 and continues to this day.
| Conflict in Cameroon | |||
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| Main Conflict: Religious Clashes in Nigeria | |||
| date of | since 2012 | ||
| A place | Cameroon , High North Region | ||
| Status | Goes on | ||
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Content
- 1 History
- 1.1 2014
- 1.2 2015
- 1.3 2016
- 1.4 2017
- 1.5 2018
- 2 notes
History
2014
- December 28 - 29 - Government forces rebuff the Boko Haram militants by killing dozens of their members.
2015
- January 3 - Boko Haram militants attacked a bus and killed 15 people.
- January 12 - 1 soldier was killed in an attack by members of the Boko Haram.
- January 13 - About 143 Boko Haram militants were killed by the Cameroonian army.
- January 18 - “Boko Haram kidnapped 80 people and 3 more were killed.
- March 8 - Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau swears an oath to the Islamic State [2] . Boko Haram is renamed the West African Province of the Islamic State.
- March 17 - Boko Haram killed one civilian.
- July 13 - About 12 people were killed in a suicide attack in the city of Fotokol.
- July 25 - as a result of the attack 14 people were killed [3] .
- August 4 - militants attacked the village of Chakarmari, 8 people were killed and 135 local residents were abducted [4] .
- September 3 - a double attack in the city of Kerava in the north of Cameroon: 10 people were killed, another 100 were injured in two explosions that occurred today in the city of Kerava in the north of Cameroon [5] .
- September 13 - an explosion occurred in the city of Kolofata on the border with Nigeria. The victims of the attack were 10 people. It is suspected that the attack was committed by adolescents from 14 to 16 years old [6] .
- September 20 - in the city of Mora, self-blasting by two young suicide bombers was committed. In total, 5 people died [7] .
- November 21 - ten people died and dozens more were injured in a terrorist attack committed by a suicide bomber in the north of Cameroon [8] .
- December 2 - Cameroon’s army eliminated 100 Boko Haram fighters, about 900 people were released [9] .
2016
- January 13 - at 05:40 a.m., a suicide bomber attacked a Cameroon mosque. Killed 12 people [10] .
- January 25 - A series of terrorist acts took place in the north of Cameroon in the city of Bodo. As a result, 29 people died and 30 were injured [11] .
- January 26 - As a result of the self-explosion on Monday of four suicide bombers in a market in the Cameroonian village of Bodo, about 25 people were killed [12] .
- January 28 - two suicide bombers exploded in a school [13] .
- February 10 - two suicide bombers blew themselves up during a funeral ceremony in the city of Nguytchiv [14] .
- March 23 - In Cameroon, 89 members of Boko Haram were sentenced to death [15] .
- June 30 - 10 people were killed in a terrorist attack in the city of Jakana [16] .
- August 21 - a terrorist attack in northern Cameroon by a suicide bomber killed three people, more than 20 were injured of varying severity [17] .
2017
- February 1 - Armed militants attacked a group of UN technical staff working on the border of Nigeria and Cameroon. As a result of the attack, five people died and several others were injured of varying severity [18] .
- March 15 - Cameroon seized 5,000 hostages from Islamic militants, more than 60 militants were eliminated [19] .
- June 2 - two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a camp for civilians fleeing the militants of Boko Haram. At least 4 people were killed, more than 20 were injured [20] .
- July 13 - 15 people died and 45 were injured as a result of the bombing of two suicide bombers in the city of Vaz.
- July 29 - as a result of the terrorist attack in Cameroon, 5 people were killed [22] .
- August 6 - as a result of a suicide attack 8 people were killed [23] .
2018
- January 16 - At least two people became victims of a terrorist attack in Cameroon [24] .
- February 21 - At least six people were killed and five others were injured in an attack by militants of the Islamist organization Boko Haram in northern Cameroon [25] .
Notes
- ↑ Dossier on Boko Haram from TASS
- ↑ "Boko Haram" in Nigeria swore allegiance to the IS . LB.ua.
- ↑ The attack in Cameroon claimed the lives of 14 people. . Pronedra.ru.
- ↑ 135 people were kidnapped in Cameroon. . rambler news.
- ↑ In the north of Cameroon there was a double attack . VESTI.RU.
- ↑ Ten people became victims of terrorist attacks in northern Cameroon . RIA News.
- ↑ Cameroon: a new attack . Voice of America.
- ↑ A suicide bomber launched a bloody terrorist attack in Cameroon . Today.ua.
- ↑ http://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/2491848 . TASS.
- ↑ A suicide bomber from Boko Haram blew up a mosque in Cameroon . Federal News Agency.
- ↑ Cameroon has undergone a series of terrorist attacks . "Vector News" (January 25, 2016). Date of treatment July 10, 2016.
- ↑ Korrespondent.net . Four suicide bombers killed 25 people in Cameroon - media (Russian) . Date of treatment February 21, 2018.
- ↑ Two suicide bombers were blown up in a school in northern Cameroon . NEWSru.com.
- ↑ Two suicide bombers staged a terrorist attack during a funeral in Cameroon . FAN.
- ↑ In Cameroon, 89 members of Boko Haram were sentenced to death . LIFE.
- ↑ "Ten people became victims of the terrorist attack in Cameroon . " All of them were part of a self-defense group whose goal was to search for the militants of Boko Haram (recognized by the UN as terrorist) . AFP REGNUM (June 30, 2016) . Date of treatment July 10, 2016.
- ↑ "A suicide bomber committed a terrorist attack in Cameroon: three people died on the spot." . TASS . Date accessed August 21, 2016.
- ↑ Militants attacked UN staff in West Africa: five people died . newsru.co.il.
- ↑ Cameroon recaptured 5,000 hostages from the Islamic militants . REGNUM.
- ↑ Terrorist attack in Cameroon: at least 4 people were killed . The fifth channel.
- ↑ Suicide bombers staged two explosions in Cameroon, killing 15 people . Vesti.ru.
- ↑ As a result of the attack in Cameroon, 5 people were killed . People's Daily on-line.
- ↑ Suicide attack in Cameroon kills eight: officials . Daily Mail.
- ↑ At least two people became victims of the attack in Cameroon (Russian) , IA REGNUM . Date of treatment February 3, 2018.
- ↑ Cameroon: in the attack of militants "Boko Haram" * killed six people (Russian) , IA REGNUM . Date of treatment February 21, 2018.