The Southern Cameroons Defence Forces (commonly referred to as SOCADEF ) is the armed wing of the African People's Liberation Movement , an Ambazonian separatist movement. It is led by Ebenezer Akwanga , who is based in the United States , Together with the Ambazonia Defence Forces , it was one of the most prominent militias fighting in the early Anglophone Crisis . It is mainly active in Meme and Fako .
7-590: The Southern Cameroons Restoration Forces , also known as Southern Cameroons Defence Forces (SCDF; not to be confused by its namesake, SOCADEF ), is an Ambazonian separatist militia . Mainly active in the Boyo Division in Northwest Region , it commanded an estimated 100 fighters as of 2019. The group is led by Nso Foncha Nkem. In January 2020, the Southern Cameroons Restoration Forces
14-598: A week after the abduction incident, when General Chacha and some 20 other fighters were killed when Cameroonian troops attacked their base in Kumbo; this came shortly after an ultimatum issued by Cameroonian Brigadier General Valere Nka . The Cameroonian Army maintained its momentum in Kumbo on the days following the assassination, attacking a number of camps belonging to the Restoration Forces and pursuing retreating fighters. This Northwest Region (Cameroon) location article
21-567: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Southern Cameroons Defence Forces By 2019, SOCADEF claimed that it had 3,500 troops, though the International Crisis Group argued that the militia had at most 500 active armed members. The militia made some headlines in March 2020 when it declared a two-week ceasefire to give people time to get tested for coronavirus . After suffering major losses in inter-rebel clashes with
28-557: The Fako Mountain Lions in June 2021, SOCADEF was rumored to have disbanded. In reality, the militia went underground for several months while acquiring better weapons and a new leadership. In October 2021, SOCADEF launched "Operation No Rest For You", targeting Cameroonian troops at Ikiliwindi and reportedly killing nine. In July 2022, rebels under " General Transporter " carried out another attack against security forces at Ikiliwindi; at
35-410: The time, General Transporter was reportedly loyal to SOCADEF. Though Ebenezer Akwanga has served as SOCADEF's head since its foundation, he was living in exile; thus, the group had a series of ground forces commanders who led the troops in the warzone. By 2018, the militia's chief frontline officer was "General Molua C", later replaced by "General" Andrew Ngoe. On January 24, 2019, General Andrew Ngoe
42-584: Was involved in one of the most serious cases of separatist infighting to date. General Chacha posted a video where he demanded that all separatist militias merge into the Southern Cameroons Defence Forces, threatening to attack separatist militias that opposed him. Around the same time, Chacha's militia abducted 40 fighters from the Ambazonia Defence Forces , six of whom were subsequently murdered. The infighting came to an abrupt end
49-674: Was killed in Matoh, Mbonge , leaving Nsom Hilary (alias "General Opobo") in charge. After General Opobo's death at the hands of rival separatists in June 2021, "General Jason" became SOCADEF's new commander. SOCADEF has not joined the Ambazonia Self-Defence Council , an umbrella organization created by the Interim Government . However, its political wing, the African People's Liberation Movement (APLM), took part in forming
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