Lake Chad Basin Weekly Security Update 2-8 October 2023
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Hello and welcome to the twenty-third edition of the Lake Chad Basin Weekly Security Update. Undoubtedly, the most important development of this week was another increase in violent incidents in northern Cameroon. This comprised not only attacks launched by jihadi insurgents in the departments of Mayo-Sava and Mayo-Tsanaga but also the inter-communal clashes between farmers and herders much closer to the edge of Lake Chad. Higher activity from JAS is most likely not a reaction to the killing of ten militants last week in one of the security operations. Nevertheless, as the rainy season is very slowly coming toward its end, one has to wonder whether JAS, similar to ISWAP in NE Nigeria, is going to step up its kinetic presence in the coming months.
Lake Chad Basin Weekly Security Update 2-8 October 2023
Lake Chad Basin Weekly Security Update 2-8…
Lake Chad Basin Weekly Security Update 2-8 October 2023
Hello and welcome to the twenty-third edition of the Lake Chad Basin Weekly Security Update. Undoubtedly, the most important development of this week was another increase in violent incidents in northern Cameroon. This comprised not only attacks launched by jihadi insurgents in the departments of Mayo-Sava and Mayo-Tsanaga but also the inter-communal clashes between farmers and herders much closer to the edge of Lake Chad. Higher activity from JAS is most likely not a reaction to the killing of ten militants last week in one of the security operations. Nevertheless, as the rainy season is very slowly coming toward its end, one has to wonder whether JAS, similar to ISWAP in NE Nigeria, is going to step up its kinetic presence in the coming months.