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| {{Infobox civilian attack | |||
| | title = Killings in Missong | |||
| | location = ], Cameroon | |||
| | date = {{start date|2022|June|01}} | |||
| | fatalities = 9 | |||
| | injuries = 1 | |||
| | perpetrators = Soldiers of the 53rd Motorized Infantry Battalion | |||
| }} | |||
| On 1 June 2022, Cameroonian soldiers of the 53rd Motorized Infantry Battalion killed nine civilians in the village of {{Ill|Missong|fr}}, ] during the ]. | On 1 June 2022, Cameroonian soldiers of the 53rd Motorized Infantry Battalion killed nine civilians in the village of {{Ill|Missong|fr}}, ] during the ]. | ||
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| The federal enquiry and admission by the army was among the first of its kind by the army during the ],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-06-07 |title=Cameroon says soldiers killed nine villagers in "disproportionate" use of force |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/cameroon-says-soldiers-killed-nine-villagers-disproportionate-use-force-2022-06-07/ |access-date=2022-10-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameroon Troops Kill 9 Civilians in Separatist Region |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/cameroon-troops-kill-9-civilians-in-separatist-region/6608184.html |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=VOA |language=en}}</ref> and welcomed as "a positive step" by Human Rights Watch.<ref name=":0" /> | The federal enquiry and admission by the army was among the first of its kind by the army during the ],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-06-07 |title=Cameroon says soldiers killed nine villagers in "disproportionate" use of force |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/cameroon-says-soldiers-killed-nine-villagers-disproportionate-use-force-2022-06-07/ |access-date=2022-10-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameroon Troops Kill 9 Civilians in Separatist Region |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/cameroon-troops-kill-9-civilians-in-separatist-region/6608184.html |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=VOA |language=en}}</ref> and welcomed as "a positive step" by Human Rights Watch.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| == References == | |||
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| Killings in Missong | |
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| Location | Missong, Cameroon |
| Date | June 1, 2022 (2022-June-01) |
| Deaths | 9 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrators | Soldiers of the 53rd Motorized Infantry Battalion |
On 1 June 2022, Cameroonian soldiers of the 53rd Motorized Infantry Battalion killed nine civilians in the village of Missong [fr], Northwest Region during the Anglophone Crisis.
A Human Rights Watch report after the killings found that nine civilians in Missong (a settlement in Zhoa, Fungom District [fr]) had been killed by the military, relying on testimony from five eyewitnesses and a village elder, describing it as "a reprisal operation against a community suspected of harboring separatist fighters."
A few days after the HRW report was published, military spokesman Cyrille Serge Atonfack Guemo published a federal enquiry into the action. The statement found that the soldiers were conducting a search for a missing soldier when they were confronted by a group of angry residents. According to a government enquiry the soldiers responded in a "inappropriate" and "manifestly disproportionate" manner by murdering four men, four women and an 18-month-old girl. A one-year-old child was lightly wounded and transferred to the hospital.
The federal enquiry and admission by the army was among the first of its kind by the army during the Anglophone Crisis, and welcomed as "a positive step" by Human Rights Watch.
References
- "Cameroon: Military Killings Inquiry A Positive Step". Human Rights Watch. 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ "Cameroon: Army Killings, Disappearances, in North-West Region". Human Rights Watch. 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- "Cameroun-Crise anglophone : neuf villageois tués par des éléments des forces de défense". Journal du Cameroun (in French). 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- Reuters (2022-06-07). "Cameroon says soldiers killed nine villagers in "disproportionate" use of force". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - "Cameroon Troops Kill 9 Civilians in Separatist Region". VOA. Retrieved 2022-10-12.