List of Ambazonian militant groups

Following is a list of militant groups fighting for the independence of Ambazonia, commonly referred to locally as "Amba Boys". It should be recalled that there are other groups involved but their tactics remain nonviolent. Due to the obscure nature of many of the smaller groups, this list will remain incomplete until more information becomes available.

List

Name of group	Part of (if applicable)	Political allegiance (if applicable)	Commander(s)	Strength
Ambaland Forces[1]	N/A	?	?	10–30 (by 2018)[2]
Ambaland Quifor[3]	?	?	Silas Zama[3]	200 (by 2019)[3]
Ambazonia Defence Forces[4]	N/A	Ambazonia Governing Council (in turn allied with the Ayuk Tabe loyalist faction of the Interim Government since 2020)[5]	Ayaba Cho Lucas[6] Benedict Nwana Kuah[6][3] Ivo Mbah †[7]	200–500 (by 2019)[3]
Ambazonia Restoration Army[8]	Ambazonia Self-Defence Council	Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government)		a few dozen[3]
Bambalang Marine Forces[9]			"General No Pity" †[9]
Dongang Mantung self defense group[3]	?	?	?	?
Menchum Fall Warriors[3]	?	?	?	a few dozen (by 2019)[3]
Manyu Ghost Warriors[10]	Ambazonia Self-Defence Council	Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government)	Martin Ashu[3]	500 (by 2019)[3]
Red Dragon[8]	Ambazonia Self-Defence Council[11]	Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government)	"Field Marshall" Lekeaka Oliver[3]	200 (by 2019)[3]
Seven Karta[8]	Ambazonia Self-Defence Council	Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government)	"General Alhaji" †[12] "General Peace Plant" †[12]	200 (by 2019)[3]
Southern Cameroons Defence Forces[1]	Aligned with, but not officially part of, the Ambazonia Self-Defence Council	Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (APLM)	Ebenezer Akwanga[6]	400 (by 2019)[3]
Southern Cameroons Restoration Forces (also known as "Southern Cameroons Defence Forces")[3]	Ambazonia Self-Defence Council[11]	Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government)	Nso Foncha Nkem[6] "General RK"[3] "General Chacha" †[13]	100 (by 2019)[3]
Ten-Ten[3]	?	?	"General Ten-Ten"	50 (by 2019)[3]
Tigers of Ambazonia[8][6]	Ambazonia Self-Defence Council	Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government)
The Sword of Ambazonia (TSOA)[3]	?	?	?	200 (by 2019)[3]
Vipers[1]	N/A	?		a few dozen[3]
White Tigers[3]	?	?	?	50 (by 2019)[3]
Warriors of Nso[3]	?	?	?	100 (by 2019)[3]
One Touch[6]	?	?	?	?
Isakabas[6]	?	?	?	?
More than 20 unnamed militias[3]	?	?	Notable individual leaders include:[3] "General Nyambere" (deserted)[14] "General Satan" "Eugène" "General Obi" "General Aekeh"[15]	Hundreds, split into dozens of groups (by 2019)[3]

References

1. Who are Cameroon's English-speaking separatists?, Daily Nation, Feb 20, 2018. Accessed Apr 22, 2018.
2. Dialogue is Essential to Unite Cameroon’s Disparate Voices, International Crisis Group, Jul 27, 2018. Accessed Mar 13, 2019.
3. Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis: How to Get to Talks?, Crisis Group, May 2, 2019. Accessed May 2, 2019.
4. "Ambazonia defense forces". Cameroon Journal. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
5. Ahead of peace talks, a who’s who of Cameroon’s separatist movement, The New Humanitarian, Jul 8, 2020. Accessed Jul 9, 2020.
6. DeLancey, DeLancey & Mbuh 2019, p. 48.
7. Cameroon says armed separatist commander among 4 killed in troubled Anglophone zone, Xinhuanet, Dec 21, 2018. Accessed Mar 11, 2019.
8. Cameroon's Anglophone crisis: Red Dragons and Tigers - the rebels fighting for independence, BBC, Oct 4, 2018. Accessed Oct 4, 2018.
9. Cameroon: Ambazonia General No Pity killed in restive North West region, Journal du Cameroun, Mar 24, 2020. Accessed Mar 25, 2020.
10. “These Killings Can Be Stopped” - Abuses by Government and Separatist Groups in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions, HRW, Jul 18, 2018. Accessed Mar 13, 2019.
11. Gareth Browne (13 May 2019). "Cameroon's Separatist Movement Is Going International". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
12. Cameroon's key separatist commander killed in troubled region, XinhuaNet, May 3, 2020. Accessed May 3, 2020.
13. Cameroon’s Anglophone Separatists Turn to Infighting, Voice of America, Jan 22, 2020. Accessed Jan 23, 2020.
14. Cameroon Receives First Returning Asylum-Seekers, Ex-Separatists from Nigeria, Voice of America, Jan 2, 2020. Accessed Jan 2, 2020.
15. More than 60 abducted civilians freed in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region, CGTN, Jul 16, 2020. Accessed Jul 18, 2020.

Works cited

• DeLancey, Mark Dike; DeLancey, Mark W.; Mbuh, Rebecca Neh, eds. (2019). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon (5th ed.). London: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1538119679.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)