Cameroon Says 17 Boko Haram Fighters Killed in North Battles
- Special forces took part in offensive earlier this week
- Announcement follows northern suicide-bombings that killed 32
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At least 17 Islamist militants were killed in battles with Cameroonian and Nigerian troops in an area near their joint border this week, a Cameroon minister said.
Special troops from a multinational task-force also took part in the Sunday and Monday offensive in Achigachia, Communications Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary said early Tuesday in a statement on national radio. His announcement came hours after four suicide-bombers struck a northern Cameroon market, killing at least 32 people.