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Militants kill 15 in overnight Cameroon raid, village sources say

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Suspected Islamist militants attacked the village of Madegoua near Makary in northern Cameroon at about 2 a.m. on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, according to local vigilantes and administrative authorities. The attack involved pulling men from their homes, tying them up, and executing them; two additional deaths were reported later due to injuries sustained during the raid. Security analysts suggest that Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) was likely responsible for this incident, as part of ongoing insurgent activities in the region bordering Nigeria and Chad.

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Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 15 people in an early morning raid on the village of Madegoua, near Makary in northern Cameroon, according to local vigilantes and administrative authorities. The attack occurred around 2 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Thursday. Militants entered the village, pulled out men, tied them up, and executed them. Initially, 13 deaths were reported, but two more victims later died from injuries at Makary hospital. Some villagers suspected the assault was related to an earlier order for residents to vacate their homes due to the village's strategic location near Makary. No group has claimed responsibility, but a security analyst suggested it could be linked to Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants active in the region.

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• Armed insurgents entered the village of Madegoua, near the town of Makary, at around 2 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Thursday, pulling out men and tying them up before executing them, said the local vigilante member, who requested anonymity to discuss the incident for security reasons.

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🔮 • Some villagers said they suspected the assault may have been enforcement of an earlier order from militants for them to vacate, given it sits on a strategic route towards Makary.

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Militants kill 15 in overnight Cameroon raid, village sources say · mixed framing

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Militants kill 15 in overnight Cameroon raid, village sources say asserted

sources → kill → raid

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 15 people in a pre-dawn attack on a village in northern Cameroon, a local vigilante and an administrative authority said on Thursday, in the latest violence to hit the area plagued by a long-running insurgency. asserted

vigilante → suspect → insurgency

who → enter → reasons

• The initial death toll had been 13 though two other victims later died from injuries at a Makary hospital, according to the vigilante. uncertain

victims → die → vigilante

• The victims initially confirmed dead were buried on Thursday, according to a video seen by Reuters, which was not immediately able to independently verify it. uncertain

which → confirm → it

• No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. asserted

group → claim → attack

A security analyst told Reuters it was likely carried out by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants who are active in the area. asserted

who → tell → area

• Some villagers said they suspected the assault may have been enforcement of an earlier order from militants for them to vacate, given it sits on a strategic route towards Makary. uncertain

it → say → Makary

• Cameroon's Far North, which borders Nigeria and Chad, has for years been affected by violence involving Boko Haram and other Islamist militants operating in the Lake Chad basin. asserted

which → border → basin

• Cameroon is part of a regional multinational military force fighting Islamist militants around Lake Chad. asserted

Cameroon → fight → Chad