Boko Haram Takfiris attack military post in Cameroon
Iran Press TV
Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:59AM GMT
Boko Haram Takfiri militants based in Nigeria have carried out a hit-and-run raid on a military post in northern Cameroon.
According to local media reports, the armed militants opened fire on Friday at soldiers in the border town of Bonderi, located in Cameroon's Far North region.
A Cameroonian soldier and a number of militants were wounded in the half-hour exchange of gunfire. The militants reportedly fled back to Nigeria following the cross-border raid.
It was the second such strike by Boko Haram in the region over the past few days. On July 8, militants attacked a border post in the town of Zina and took away vehicles, guns and ammunition.
In May, Cameroon declared war on Boko Haram in response to atrocities committed by the Takfiri group.
Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly gun and bomb attacks in various parts of Nigeria since 2009.
In mid-April, the Takfiri group also abducted around 300 teenage schoolgirls from Chibok school in Borno state.
Boko Haram - whose name means "Western education is forbidden" - says its goal is to overthrow the Nigerian government.
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