At least 5 die in Cameroon army and anti-Balakas clashes

At least five fighters of Central African militias, anti-Balakas were killed in clashes with the Cameroonian army Sunday at Garoua-Boulaï, locality in the East of Cameroon, near the border with the Central African Republic, according to a provisional toll sent Monday night to Xinhua by a safe source.

"The fights are intense between our forces and the anti-Balakas, following an altercation between one of our soldiers and a veteran of these militias that crossed the border. On our side, there was no victim, but the opponent camp had five dead, “reported this source.

This is not the first event of the kind faced by the Cameroonian defence and security forces in the East of the country.

Since the current politico-military crisis that led to the takeover of Michel Djotodia, leader of the ex-coalition rebel of the Seleka, 24 March 2013 in Bangui, the region is plagued by sporadic attacks of armed men from across the border.

Outside the anti-Balakas militias, rebels from the Democratic Front for the Central African people (FDPC) of Abdoulaye Miskine, in detention for a year in Yaoundé, also conduct raids sometimes bloody and marked by abductions of people.