Africa
29 December 2014
Last updated at 11:18 ET
Cameroon has been strengthening its troop presence along the border with Nigeria
At least 41 militants and one soldier were killed, the officials said.
The Nigeria-based group is increasingly carrying out cross-border raids, threatening Cameroon's security.
The latest fighting was the most intense, lasting for three days along several fronts, reports the BBC's Jean-David Mihamle from Cameroon's capital Yaounde.
'New escalation' About 1,000 militants attacked five villages, including Amchide, and seized the nearby Achigachia military base, where they raised their black flag, army spokesman Lt Col Didier Badjeck told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.
He said President Paul Biya then personally ordered the air force to intervene, forcing the militants out.
"Now the area is totally secured."
Lt Col Badjeck said the air strikes showed that Boko Haram would face a "hard reaction" if it attacked Cameroon again, with the government determined to use all its capability to protect its territory.
Cameroon under pressure from Boko Haram
In a statement, Cameroon's Information Minister Issa Tchiroma
Bakary said the multiple attacks showed that Boko Haram had adopted a
new strategy aimed at "distracting Cameroonian troops on different
fronts, making them more vulnerable in the face of the mobility and
unpredictability of their attacks".
At least 34 militants were killed after the army raided one of their bases in Cameroon, while another seven were killed in a separate clash which also claimed the life of a soldier, Mr Bakary said, Reuters news agency reports.
Last week, Cameroon said it had dismantled a Boko Haram training camp on its territory, and had seized 84 children who were being trained there.
More than 40 of its soldiers have been killed in fighting with Boko Haram this year, according to Reuters.
Boko Haram launched its insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria in 2009, saying it wanted to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state.
It recruits mainly unemployed youth and has seized large swathes of territory in Borno state, raising fears that it could launch an assault on its main city, Maiduguri.
At least 2,000 civilians have been killed by the group in Nigeria this year.
The kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in April from the town of Chibok in Borno state sparked international outrage.
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Profile: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau
by Rashida Adjani and Biodun Iginla, BBC News, N'Djamena, Chad
Cameroon has been strengthening its troop presence along the border with Nigeria
Cameroon
has carried out its first air strikes against militant Islamist group
Boko Haram, after it overran a military base and attacked five villages,
officials have said.
The military repelled the coordinated attacks and regained control of the base, they added. At least 41 militants and one soldier were killed, the officials said.
The Nigeria-based group is increasingly carrying out cross-border raids, threatening Cameroon's security.
The latest fighting was the most intense, lasting for three days along several fronts, reports the BBC's Jean-David Mihamle from Cameroon's capital Yaounde.
'New escalation' About 1,000 militants attacked five villages, including Amchide, and seized the nearby Achigachia military base, where they raised their black flag, army spokesman Lt Col Didier Badjeck told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.
He said President Paul Biya then personally ordered the air force to intervene, forcing the militants out.
"Now the area is totally secured."
Lt Col Badjeck said the air strikes showed that Boko Haram would face a "hard reaction" if it attacked Cameroon again, with the government determined to use all its capability to protect its territory.
At least 34 militants were killed after the army raided one of their bases in Cameroon, while another seven were killed in a separate clash which also claimed the life of a soldier, Mr Bakary said, Reuters news agency reports.
Last week, Cameroon said it had dismantled a Boko Haram training camp on its territory, and had seized 84 children who were being trained there.
More than 40 of its soldiers have been killed in fighting with Boko Haram this year, according to Reuters.
Boko Haram launched its insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria in 2009, saying it wanted to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state.
It recruits mainly unemployed youth and has seized large swathes of territory in Borno state, raising fears that it could launch an assault on its main city, Maiduguri.
At least 2,000 civilians have been killed by the group in Nigeria this year.
The kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in April from the town of Chibok in Borno state sparked international outrage.
- Founded in 2002
- Initially focused on opposing Western education - Boko Haram means "Western education is forbidden" in the Hausa language
- Launched military operations in 2009 to create Islamic state
- Thousands killed, mostly in north-eastern Nigeria - also attacked police and UN headquarters in capital, Abuja
- Some three million people affected
- Declared terrorist group by US in 2013
Profile: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau
Boko Haram
Analysis
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After ceasefire fiasco, what happens next?
What now?
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Escape from Boko Haram
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Battle to free the girls
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'I saw my parents killed'
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Army pride wounded
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Who are Boko Haram?
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Girl bombers
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City under siege
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Deadliest phase
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Failed fight back
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In 60 secs: Boko Haram
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Will abductions backfire?
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Shadowy leader
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From preachers to slave raiders
From other news sites
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The Independent Dozens of Boko Haram militants killed in raids into Cameroon 47 mins ago
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Mail Online UK Cameroon air strikes hit Boko Haram for first time 2 hrs ago
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The Guardian Nigeria Cameroun air strikes on Boko Haram 3 hrs ago
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IOL Cameroon: 41 Boko Haram fighters killed 6 hrs ago
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Gulf Times Cameroon says fights off Boko Haram attacks, kills 41 militants 8 hrs ago
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