YAOUNDE, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- A separatist commander was killed in a dawn raid by the army in Cameroon's war-torn English-speaking Northwest region, local sources said on Tuesday.
According to a statement by the Cameroon army, government forces conducted an operation in Effa village of Momo division, targeting a separatist hideout, during which the commander, known as "general Popo," was killed.
A security source in the region told Xinhua that ammunition and weapons were captured, while several other separatist fighters escaped with bullet wounds.
Since 2017, separatists in Cameroon's Anglophone Northwest and Southwest regions have engaged in clashes with government forces, seeking to establish an independent nation. ■
