American military intervention in Cameroon
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The American military intervention in Cameroon began in October 2015, 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 Islamic terrorists in West Africa.
Background
From 2009, the slowly simmering Boko Haram insurgency greatly intensified. 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 ISIL, prompting great American concern.[1]
Deployment
With the invitation of the Cameroonian government secured in early October 2015, the US began to deploy 300 troops.[2] The troops' primary missions will revolve around providing intelligence support to local forces, as well as conducting reconnaissance flights.[3]
The troops are also overseeing a program to transfer American military vehicles to the Cameroonian Army to aid in their fight against Islamist militants.[4]
As of May 2016, U.S. personnel are involved in drone operations from Garoua to help provide intelligence in the region to assist local forces, there are additional drone operations based out of Niger.[5]
See also
- American-led intervention in Syria
- American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present)
- List of wars and battles involving ISIL
Notes
References
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