Ambazonia Self-Defence Council

Ambazonia Self-Defence Council
Leaders
Dates of operationMarch 2018[9] – present
Group(s)
Political position
SizeThousands (self-claim)[6]
Part of Ambazonia

The Ambazonia Self-Defence Council (ASC), also known as Ambazonia Military Council (AMC), Ambazonia Military Forces (AMF),[6] and Ambazonia Restoration Forces (ARF),[11] is an umbrella organization that consists of several militants that fight for the independence of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia, including the Red Dragons, the Tigers of Ambazonia, Seven Karta, the Manyu Ghost Warriors, the Ambazonia Restoration Army,[9] the Southern Cameroons Defence Forces,[6] the Bui Warriors,[10] General No Pity's forces,[3] and numerous others.[6] Collectively, these militias possibly outsize the Ambazonia Defence Forces and SOCADEF.[11]

  1. ^ a b Mbah Godlove (3 August 2022). "Ground Zero To Dictate Pace Of Revolution After Decisive Meeting". Bareta News. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ^ Moki Edwin Kindzeka (16 February 2022). "Cameroon's Rival Separatist Groups Clash, Kill Fighters". VOA. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Isong Asu (8 October 2021). "General No Pity reserves right to use all means to counter the Francophone dominated army". Cameroon Intelligence Report. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ^ Mark Bareta (8 January 2022). "FM No Pity is officially ADF fighter". Bareta News. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Insobu Dies: Why Infighting Keeps Taking Away Ambazonia Best Front Warriors". Cameroon News Agency. 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Gareth Browne (13 May 2019). "Cameroon's Separatist Movement Is Going International". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Crise anglophone : prélats et chefs traditionnels indexés". Actu Cameroun. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  8. ^ Facebook, Cameroon News Agency, May 14, 2021.
  9. ^ a b “These Killings Can Be Stopped” - Abuses by Government and Separatist Groups in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions, HRW, Jul 18, 2018. Accessed Mar 13, 2019.
  10. ^ a b Fon Lawrence (5 August 2021). "Southern Cameroons Crisis: Bui Warriors destroy Cameroon gov't military vehicles and weapons". Cameroon Intelligence Report. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  11. ^ a b Cameroon's Anglophone crisis: Red Dragons and Tigers - the rebels fighting for independence, BBC, Oct 4, 2018. Accessed Oct 4, 2018.