Obama Informs Congress He's Deployed U.S. Troops to Cameroon

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CNS News:

The Obama administration notified Congress on Wednesday that 90 U.S. troops have been deployed to the African nation of Cameroon on Monday to assist in the fight against the terrorist group Boko Haram.

 

The Americans will conduct airborne intellligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations in the region, the White House said.

 

"They are armed, but they are armed for the purposes of force protection and providing for their own security," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Wednesday. " They will not be there in a combat role, but rather to provide force protection for -- to allow these airborne intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance operations to commence."

 

Earnest said the U.S. troops -- which eventually could number around 300 -- are there at the invitation of Cameroon and "will act in coordination" with that country's government.