Battalion d'intervention rapidly

Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion d'intervention rapidly during a maneuver.

The Bataillon d'intervention rapide or BIR for short are battalions of the Cameroonian Army in the Cameroonian Armed Forces . Between 1999 and 2001 the battalions were called Bataillon léger d'intervention or BLI for short .

history

The first battalion was founded in 1999 to fight armed bandits and better secure the borders. Around 2007 the third and final battalion was established. In February 2008, they were used against protesters who protested against the government. There are tensions because the BIRs are materially and personally preferred to other units within the safety circles. In April 2010 there was a shooting with the Equipe spéciale d'intervention in the city of Bamenda .

organization

Each battalion is divided as follows:

Light intervention unit consisting of 145 soldiers
Special command and support platoon, consisting of 34 soldiers
Special intervention unit, consisting of 35 soldiers
Leadership and support group consisting of 97 soldiers
Light intervention group consisting of ten soldiers

Each battalion is subordinate to a Regions Militaires InterArmees (RMIA):

battalion	region
1st battalion d'intervention rapidly	RMIA 1
2me battalion d'intervention rapidly	RMIA 2
3me battalion d'intervention rapidly	RMIA 3

Web links

Commons : Bataillon d'intervention rapide - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b CAMEROON: THE DANGERS OF A FRACTURING REGIME. (pdf) (No longer available online.) June 24, 2010, p. 9 , archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on October 23, 2015 .
↑ Décret n ° 2001-183 du 25 July 2001 portant reorganization des formations de combat de l'Armée de Terre. (No longer available online.) In: Portail du Gouvernement du Cameroun. July 25, 2001, archived from the original on October 24, 2015 ; accessed on October 23, 2015 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Niagale Bagayoko-Penone: Cameroon's Security Apparatus: actors and structures. (pdf) (No longer available online.) August 1, 2008, pp. 19ff , archived from the original on March 3, 2016 ; accessed on October 23, 2015 .
↑ rapid intervention military unit strays from its mission. August 29, 2008, accessed on October 23, 2015 (English, abbreviation: rk / aj / cb).

[crisis_group_2010-1] CAMEROON: THE DANGERS OF A FRACTURING REGIME. (pdf) (No longer available online.) June 24, 2010, p. 9 , archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on October 23, 2015 .

[Decret_2001-183-2] Décret n ° 2001-183 du 25 July 2001 portant reorganization des formations de combat de l'Armée de Terre. (No longer available online.) In: Portail du Gouvernement du Cameroun. July 25, 2001, archived from the original on October 24, 2015 ; accessed on October 23, 2015 .

[Bagayoko-Penone08-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Niagale Bagayoko-Penone: Cameroon's Security Apparatus: actors and structures. (pdf) (No longer available online.) August 1, 2008, pp. 19ff , archived from the original on March 3, 2016 ; accessed on October 23, 2015 .

[irinnews080829-4] rapid intervention military unit strays from its mission. August 29, 2008, accessed on October 23, 2015 (English, abbreviation: rk / aj / cb).