The United States Embassy in Cameroon announces the completion of an IED Threats and Awareness course on November 4-8, 2024, in Yaoundé. This training is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the Government of Cameroon.
This initiative marks a milestone in the enduring partnership between our two governments, united in their commitment to combat terrorism and safeguard communities. Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have long been a weapon of choice for insurgent and terrorist groups worldwide and in combat zones to target both security forces and civilians. The devastating impact of IEDs is well-documented and ever evolving, with terrorist groups continually sharing their deadly innovations and posing grave threats to the world.
Read more…
Source: Zawya News
Related:
- United States and Cameroon Join Forces to Combat Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) Threats
November 15, 2024
The United States Embassy in Cameroon announces the completion of an IED Threats and Awareness course on November 4-8, 2024, in Yaoundé. This training is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the Government of Cameroon. This initiative marks a milestone in the ...
- China to offer mine clearance training for Cambodian, Lao military personnel
July 25, 2024
China will offer mine clearance training courses for military personnel from Cambodia and Laos from July to September, a Chinese military spokesperson announced Thursday. Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, said the courses will be conducted by the Army Engineering University of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and will feature introductions to ...
- Boko Haram brings IEDs back to Cameroon
June 27, 2023
Boko Haram’s return to using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is a major worry for Cameroon’s Far North Region. Until recently, the region hadn’t recorded any major bomb attacks since 8 January 2021, when 15 people were killed in Mozogo. But on 21 March this year, a vehicle belonging to the Rapid Intervention Battalion was hit ...
- Cameroon: Rapid Intervention Battalion Lieutenant killed by improvised explosive device in Mbengwi
June 4, 2023
Lieutenant Fabrice Mboutou, a dedicated officer of the Cameroonian army’s Rapid Intervention Battalion, died as a result of fatal injuries sustained in the detonation of a homemade bomb. This incident adds to the horrific death toll of military troops in the current conflict. The deadly event unfolded in the locality of Mbengwi on Wednesday, May 31, ...
- Trafficking in the Sahel: Guns, gas, and gold
May 20, 2023
In the first of a series of features exploring the fight against trafficking in the Sahel, UN News takes a closer look at what’s behind the growth of the phenomenon. A tangled trafficking web has been woven across the Sahel, which spans almost 6,000 kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, and is home ...
- Cameroon: Six military personnel killed in bomb explosion in the Far North region
April 25, 2023
At least six Cameroonian military personnel were killed on Monday by an anti-personnel mine explosion in the vicinity of the town of Hiteré, located in the Far North region, according to authorities. Security sources quoted by the Cameroonian news portal ActuCameroun specified that the bomb exploded as an army vehicle passed by in the locality, located ...
- Six Cameroonian soldiers injured in landmine explosion
March 22, 2023
At least six Cameroonian soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion on Tuesday in the Far North region of the country, according to local and security sources. The soldiers were driving along the Kolofata-Amchide road in the region when their vehicle hit a mine, a security official in the region told Xinhua. Read more… Source: Xinhua News
- Cameroon: Triple explosion in Buea during the 28th edition of the Race of Hope
February 25, 2023
On Saturday February 25, 2023, the city of Buea was shaken by three explosions, just before the start of the 28th edition of the Race of Hope. The first explosion occurred near the OIC market, about two kilometers from the Molyko Stadium. The other two explosions took place less than a kilometer from the stadium, including ...
- Cameroon: Explosion at Mokolo Market, Government Condemns the Criminal Act
July 4, 2022
Two of the four people who sustained injuries from the detonation of an improvised explosive device at the Mokolo market in Yaounde have recovered and returned homes. Two others, Mondi Simon and Yerima Rosalie who sustained serious injuries are still on treatment at the Yaounde Central Hospital. The information is contained in a release made public ...
- Cameroon: Rebels say they killed Cameroon soldier in city hosting Africa Cup of Nations teams
January 12, 2022
Separatist rebels on Wednesday killed a soldier during an attack on Cameroon’s western city of Buea, the home base for four soccer teams competing in the Africa Cup of Nations, a senior militant said. The soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) during the attack in which rebels exchanged gunfire with the army inside ...
