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Separatists Claim Responsibility for Deadly IED Attack in Malende, Cameroon
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Separatists claim responsibility for
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deadly IED attack in Malende, Cameroon.
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Armed separatists under the group Fire
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Unity Warriors fighting for the
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succession of Cameroon's Anglohone
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regions have claimed responsibility for
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a deadly improvised explosive device
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attack that killed seven government
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soldiers on Friday in Melendei, a
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locality in Moyoka subdivision,
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southwest Cameroon.
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In a video obtained by MMI and widely
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circulated on social media, marked
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fighters from the group stated that the
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attack was in direct response to recent
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comments made by divisional officer of
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Moyuka who had reportedly claimed that
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only five separatist fighters were still
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active in the area.
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This is to tell the doo that the
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revolution is far from over. We are not
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five, we are many and strong. One of the
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fighters declared in a video
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the 5th of September 2020 five way the
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way the unity warriors of fo they don't
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do. Yes.
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The separates group further claimed that
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in addition to afflicting casualties on
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the Cameroonian military, they also
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seized five AK-47 rifles, a chain
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cutter, and other military gear during
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the ambush. The attack has reignited
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concerns over the intensifying security
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crisis in Cameroon's Anglophone regions,
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where armed battling government forces
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since 2017 to establish an independent
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state called Ambaz Amazonia.
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The Cameroonian government has yet to
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issue an official statement on the
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incident. However, residents of Moyuka
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reported that heavy military presence
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and ongoing patrols in the aftermath of
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the attack.
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Human rights groups have repeatedly
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expressed concerns over the rising toll
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on both civilians and security forces in
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the prolonged conflict, urging both
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parties to embrace dialogue. As tension
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remain high, sell media will continue to
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follow developments in the region.
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Reported by Susan Daniel, Cell Media
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