Cameroon: in the shadow of Nigeria

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A five part series in the 'New African' magazine (new to me) and one refers to the campaign in the Cameroon against Boko Haram. The first reasonably in-depth article I've seen:http://newafricanmagazine.com/inside-boko-haram/

Though when you read a passage like this I do wonder if the PR "spin" has been accepted without question:

The Defence Ministry’s head of communications, Lieutenant Colonel Didier Badjeck, claims that Cameroonian forces have killed 2,000 militants. Nouma says around 600 fighters are in Maroua prison. Apart from hideouts in the Mandara Mountains, Boko Haram holds no territory in Cameroon. This success has come at the cost of 14 soldiers killed in action and 31 wounded in the first five months of 2015.

Interesting to note the role of snipers.