Battle of Batibo

Battle of Batibo
Part of Anglophone Crisis
DateMarch 3, 2018[1]
LocationBatibo, Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia)
Status Unclear
Belligerents
 Cameroon  Ambazonia
Casualties and losses
Unclear (~70 according to uncomfirmed information)[1] Unclear ("hundreds" according to uncomfirmed information)[1]

The Battle of Batibo occurred on March 3, 2018, when Ambazonian separatists attacked Cameroonian troops on the Bamenda-Batibo Highway, Batibo Subdivision. At the time, it was reportedly the deadliest clash between Cameroonian and Ambazonian forces to date.[1]

Battle

While circumstances of the battle remain unclear, reports claimed that separatist forces ambushed Cameroonian soldiers who were celebrating the recent recapture of most villages in the Batibo Subdivision.[2] While the number of casualties on both sides remained unclear, information circulating on social media claimed that 70 Cameroonian soldiers and "hundreds" of separatists died in the battle.[1]

Aftermath

The Mayor of Batibo, Frederick Tanjoh, stated that while casualties were high - people on the ground claimed to have seen a military truck transporting a truckload of corpses - no information had been issued by the authorities.[2]

Following the battle, mass arrests took place in villages across the Batibo Subdivision.[2] The villages of Gurissen and Kwana in Upper Bafang, Tingto were burned down by unknown perpetrators, while the villages of Korgwe, Effa, Koroko, Ambo and Angie were completely abandoned. In total, over 4,000 people fled their homes following the battle, including Fons who abandoned their palaces.[1]

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