American soldiers conduct mission inside Nigeria against Boko Haram

US army reportedly carry out surveillance and intelligence operations inside Nigeria against the Boko Haram, This is part of their military deployment to West Africa.  Sources familiar with this news told Agence France Press on Friday. Boko Haram launched its violent, Islamic insurgency in northern Nigeria six years ago. While the terror group is based in Nigeria, it has also carried out deadly attacks in neighbouring Cameroon, Niger, Chad and Benin. Since 2009, the militants have killed at least 17,000 people and displaced more than 2.1 million others, mainly in northern Nigeria.

The president of United state Barack Obama announced earlier on Wednesday the deployment of 300 soldiers to Cameroon to aid in surveillance and reconnaissance in west Africa.

Boko Haram has ramped up attacks in Cameroon in recent weeks. The group killed about 30 people and wounded 145 others in two attacks in northern Cameroon in early September, CNN reported. Cameroon’s government has blamed the Islamic extremists for using teens and women to conduct suicide bombings in the country and neighboring Chad last weekend, which killed more than 45 people, according to the Associated Press.