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Cameroon
BIR stands up to Boko Haram

Faced with Boko Haram's repeated attacks on the ground, Cameroon is mobilising its special forces including the rapid invervention battalion (BIR). [...]

Published on 28/05/2014 at 23:01 GMT

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