After a tip off from a Cameroonian source, we found an exact match for that ridge line on Google Earthpic.twitter.com/niJoH9w3nX
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The govt also asked why the soldiers in the video were not wearing full combat gear – heavy helmets, bulletproof vests, and rangers boots. The answer is that they were not out on patrol. They were just a few hundred metres away from this combat outpostpic.twitter.com/lBsnabqXyr
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We know this is a combat outpost because we found a
@Channel4News report that was filmed here in 2015 – and we matched the features visible in that report to the details we see on satellite imagery.pic.twitter.com/nmtD8cm0AgShow this thread -
In August, there was a sudden change in the govt’s position. After weeks of denying that these killings took place in Cameroon, the Minister of Communication announced that 7 members of the military had been arrested and were under investigation.pic.twitter.com/21idCm0MI4
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We have identified three men who actually pulled the trigger. One of them is this man, introduced in the video as “Tchotcho”pic.twitter.com/lBtnhmlpNt
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We found a Facebook profile that links the nickname 'Tchotcho' to a soldier called Cyriaque Bityala. The name Cyriaque Bityala also appears on the government’s list of men now under investigation.pic.twitter.com/gSN6HMlV0W
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The BBC also spoke with a former Cameroonian soldier, who asked not to be named. He confirmed that this is ‘Tchotcho’ Cyrique Bityalapic.twitter.com/vBqkD3ZsiD
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At the end of the video, we see him again - blindfolding the litte girl he is about to kill. A few seconds later, he draws his weapon and opens fire.pic.twitter.com/YB341xENfA
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We identified two other guns used in the killing. One of the was in the hands of this man. We see him here blindfolding the women with the baby just before the shooting starts. Our military source identified him as Barnabas ‘Gonorso'.pic.twitter.com/ofOdRpOwI7
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Although we were not able to confirm this identification, a very similar name – Barnabas Donossou – appeared 11 days later in the government’s list of men now under investigation.pic.twitter.com/KNvdDVib6o
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The other gun used in the killing is the Zastava M21 we saw earlier. It’s in the hands of a man identified in the video as “Cobra.” Who is Cobra?pic.twitter.com/mvWRoPvBbQ
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As the women and children are killed, “Cobra” is the last man still firing into the bodies. A colleague calls out “Tsanga, leave it, they’re dead.” When he keeps firing, they call again: “That’s enough, Tsanga.”pic.twitter.com/qy9tFhwhvS
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The name Tsanga also appears on the government’s list of soldiers now under investigation, suggesting that “Cobra” is a nickname for Lance Corporal Tsanga.pic.twitter.com/vVMz2YoJH5
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We put these finding to the government of Cameroon, who said that 7 soldiers have been arrested, disarmed, and imprisoned while under investigation.pic.twitter.com/3zwlmMlaxe
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The government statement makes clear that all these men enjoy the presumption of innocence, and that they will be given a fair trial.pic.twitter.com/sFWnE4hmio
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The two women killed outside Zelevet received no trial at all. No presumption of innocence was extended to the children who died with them.pic.twitter.com/WG7SFjQ9ml
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This investigation was produced by
@yaolri@danielsilas@benstrick@effisfor and @emmanuelfreudenthal Thanks to the analysts and journalists who contributed@Sector035@obretix@y_vdw@JHarris_UK@MFlumf@trbrtc@ilariallegro@samdubberley@bellingcat@amnestyShow this thread -
Correction to these credits: the other producers on this story are
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Bad Politics is one of the main reasons why so many oppresser parties are active, if they cant be controlled, at least governmnet should hear them or eliminate them so that common civilians are not used as baits to prove someones point.
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