Boko Haram insurgents attacked Cameroon, but was flushed away and lost at least three of its members.
A government spokesperson has said that the onslaught shown a change of tactics by the militants following a series of battlefield overthrows this year.
Issa Tchiromam the spokesman, said that the insurgents have lost territory to a regional force that includes Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
He said: “Early Tuesday morning around 3:40 a.m. (local time) an enemy column in four-wheel drive vehicles opened fire on positions held by our defence forces.
“There followed violent combat until dawn. Faced with the repost of our soldiers, the aggressors beat a retreat leaving behind three dead, a quantity of weapons and a lot of blood.”
According to him no government soldier was hurt.
“The militants are trying to “make their voice heard and prove that they continue to exist,” he said.
Two army witnesses close to the battlefield who pledged to stay anonymous said 18 terrorists were killed in the fighting.
The regional operation has cut attacks in recent months but bombings in Nigeria suggest Boko Haram may be changing its focus further south and west, towards the capital, Abuja.
It should be mentioned that Cameroon’s Israeli-trained Rapid Reaction Forces, known by their French acronym BIR, are the country’s most effective fighting force.
Armed with American and Israeli assault and sniper rifles, 50mm heavy machine guns, 105mm cannon and mortars, they have succeeded in deterring many attacks.
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