he had ordered 300 troops to Cameroon to
work with West African soldiers seeking to counter
the Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram.
In a letter to Congress, Obama said that the troops
would provide “intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance” in the region.
White House press secretary, Josh Earnest,
said that the troops would be armed for their
protection but that they would not engage in combat.
President Obama said that an advance force of
about 90 military personnel had begun deploying
to Cameroon, which borders Nigeria, on Monday,
October 12. Administration officials said that
unarmed Predator drones would be sent with
the troops, who will aid a multinational task
force composed of soldiers from Cameroon, Chad,
Benin, Niger and Nigeria.
Source: The New York Times
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