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Fighting
Boko Haram: U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday informed Congress he is
sending up to 300 U.S. military personnel to Cameroon
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*An advance force of 90 U.S. military personnel
arrived in Cameroon on Monday
*The forces will be conducting airborne
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations
*The group has proclaimed an Islamic emirate in
neighboring northeastern Nigeria, enforcing a brutal interpretation of Islamic
law
U.S. President Barack
Obama on Wednesday informed Congress he is sending up to 300 U.S. military
personnel to Cameroon, the White House said, part of a stepped-up effort by
Washington to counter the violent group Boko Haram. An advance force of 90
U.S. military personnel has arrived in Cameroon, an administration official
said on condition of anonymity.
The
forces will be conducting airborne intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance operations, the official said, adding they would be armed for
their own protection.
Obama
notified House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, in a letter. The White House released
the letter Wednesday.
