Battle of Kumbo

Battle of Kumbo
Part of the Anglophone Crisis

Photo of Kumbo and surrounding hills in 2012
Date10 April 2024
Location
Kumbo and surroundings, Bui, Cameroon
Result Both sides claim victory
Belligerents
 Cameroon  Ambazonia
Commanders and leaders
Menyong Gilbert Sunday[1] Unknown
Units involved
Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) Bui Unity Warriors[2]
Casualties and losses
1–4 killed[3] Several killed[3]
3 civilians killed[2][4]

On early 10 April 2024, Ambazonian separatist rebels of the Bui Unity Warriors attacked the base of the Cameroonian Rapid Intervention Battalion in Kumbo, resulting a battle that lasted for hours. Several insurgents and at least one Cameroonian soldier were killed. After the rebel main force had retreated from the town, Cameroonian security forces conducted raids and revenge attacks in and around Kumbo in response to the initial attack. News sites reported that civilians were among those killed by the soldiers, though this was denied by the local military leadership.

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