Scores of Boko Haram Terrorists Killed, Hundreds of Captives Freed in Cameroon

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The government of Cameroon said that the country's military forces killed 92 members of Boko Haram Takfiri terrorist group and freed 850 people held hostage by the militants in a joint operation with the Nigerian army.

In a Friday statement, Cameroon's Communications Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary said the operation in the bordering Nigerian village of Kumshe was carried out with the backing of the multinational force fighting Boko Haram, which includes troops from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria.

In the operation, "Two Cameroonian soldiers were killed by an accidental mine explosion. Five other soldiers were wounded," Bakary noted, adding that the troops seized weapons and ammunition and found a workshop for the production of homemade mines.

Meanwhile, no official statement commenting on the report has been issued by the Nigerian army.

The terrorist organization's campaign of militancy started in 2009 with the aim of toppling the central government in Nigeria.

It has so far claimed the lives of at least 17,000 people and forced over 2.5 million others to flee their homes.

Furthermore, Boko Haram pledged allegiance to "ISIS" terrorist group, which is mainly wreaking havoc in Syria and Iraq.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team