Cameroon: Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) troops neutralise 10 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists
Troops of Sector 1 of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have repelled a coordinated attack by members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on a military base in Darak, Cameroon, neutralizing 10 terrorists.
Lt.-Col. Olaniyi Osoba, Chief Military Information Officer, MNJTF Headquarters, N’Djamena, Chad, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
Osoba stated that the attack occurred at dawn on Dec. 18, with the terrorists launching an assault on the Darak military base from multiple directions.
“In a fierce gun battle, troops swiftly engaged the terrorists, eliminating six and forcing the others to flee with varying degrees of gunshot wounds.