Militants kill 15 in overnight Cameroon raid, village sources say
Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 15 people in a pre-dawn attack on a village in northern Cameroon, a local vigilante and an administrative authority said on Thursday
An overnight attack in northern Cameroon resulted in the deaths of at least 15 people, according to local vigilantes and an administrative official. The militants, suspected to be Islamist extremists, infiltrated the village of Madegoua around 2 a.m. local time on Thursday, apprehending men and subsequently executing them. The vigilante reported that the death toll had been initially listed as 13, but two additional victims succumbed to their injuries at a hospital in Makary, the nearby town.
The bodies of the confirmed victims were buried on Thursday, though Reuters could not independently verify the information at the time of reporting. The attack has not been claimed by any specific militant group, but a security analyst suggested that it was likely carried out by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), which operates in the region.
Some villagers expressed suspicion that the assault may have been a response to a prior directive from the militants, given that the village lies along a strategic route leading to Makary. The Far North of Cameroon, which shares borders with Nigeria and Chad, has long been plagued by violence stemming from conflicts involving groups such as Boko Haram and other Islamist militants active in the Lake Chad basin.
Cameroon currently collaborates with a regional multinational military force in its efforts to combat Islamist militant activity in the area.
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