Military: Soldier killed in Jihadi ambush in Cameroon

According to military and local accounts, jihadis ambushed two soldiers in Cameroon’s far north, killing one and injuring the other.

Under the condition of anonymity, the two sources told AFP that the incident took place on Thursday in the town of Ldaoussaf, which is located in a region where Islamist insurgents are active.

A senior army commander described the incident as “an ambush,” adding that one soldier was killed and another was hurt. “The attackers took off carrying firearms.”

A local authority spokesman who also requested anonymity confirmed the toll.

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Between Chad and Nigeria to the east and west, there is a land tongue known as the Far North.

In recent years, deadly attacks against security forces and civilians have been carried out by Boko Haram, a terrorist organisation based in Nigeria, and its dissident branch, the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), in northern Cameroon as well as nearby regions of Nigeria, Niger, and Chad.

In 2009, Boko Haram started a rebellion in northeast Nigeria, which grew over time and spread to the rest of the area.

According to the United Nations, over 36,000 people have died since then, mostly in Nigeria, and 3 million more have fled their homes.