Military sources in Doble, Cameroon say they have killed no fewer than 100 Boko Haram militants and arrested over 200 members of the sect in an operation on Friday night.
The operation in Doble, a place in the far-north of the region bordering Nigeria is the second major routing of the Boko Haram fighters by Cameroon forces in less than two weeks.
Chinese news agency, Xinhua, quoting Cameroon military officials who spoke to them over phone said about 3,000 Boko Haram fighters were involved in the attack against Cameroon, but they were subdued after losing 180 men.
Three Cameroon soldiers also lost their lives in the operation.