ABC News also reported that there are 300 U.S. military personnel in Burkina Faso and Cameroon carrying out the same task as US forces in Niger, The Guardian reported that the US military deployed 300 personnel to Cameroon in early October 2015, with the approval of the Cameroonian government, their primary mission was to provide intelligence support to local forces as well as conducting reconnaissance flights, The personnel are also overseeing a program to transfer American military vehicles to the Cameroonian Army to aid in their fight against Islamist militants, Army Times later reported that US soldiers in Cameroon are also providing IED awareness training to the country's infantry forces.
ABC News also stated that there are 300 U.S. military personnel in Burkina Faso and Cameroon performing a similar role as US troops in Niger, The Guardian reported that the U.S. military sent 300 personnel to Cameroon in early October 2015, with the Cameroonian government's consent, their main goal was to offer intelligence assistance to local forces and conduct reconnaissance flights, The personnel are also supervising a program to transfer American military vehicles to the Cameroonian Army to help them combat Islamist militants, Army Times later reported that U.S. soldiers in Cameroon are also providing IED awareness training to the country's infantry forces.