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The Rapid Intervention Battalion (Bataillon d'Intervention Rapide, or BIR) is an elite military force and an army combat unit of the Cameroonian Armed Forces. The unit is supported by the United States, reports directly to the president of Cameroon, and has played a large part in the Cameroonian and regional war against Boko Haram. The unit has also been accused of torturing and killing detainees at a number of its bases in northern Cameroon and in Nigeria.

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  • Die Bataillon d’intervention rapide oder kurz BIR sind Bataillone des kamerunischen Heeres in den kamerunischen Streitkräften. Zwischen 1999 und 2001 hießen die Bataillone Bataillon léger d’intervention oder kurz BLI. (de)
  • The Rapid Intervention Battalion (Bataillon d'Intervention Rapide, or BIR) is an elite military force and an army combat unit of the Cameroonian Armed Forces. The unit is supported by the United States, reports directly to the president of Cameroon, and has played a large part in the Cameroonian and regional war against Boko Haram. The unit has also been accused of torturing and killing detainees at a number of its bases in northern Cameroon and in Nigeria. (en)
  • Le bataillon d'intervention rapide ou BIR (en anglais : Rapid Intervention Battalion), nommé bataillon léger d’intervention (BLI) de sa création en 1999 jusqu'en 2001, est une unité d'élite, comptant actuellement environ 5 000 hommes, considérée comme la force la mieux équipée et entraînée du Cameroun. (fr)
  • O Batalhão de Intervenção Rápida (em francês: Bataillon d'intervention rapide, BIR) é uma força militar de elite e uma unidade de combate do exército das . A unidade é apoiada pelos Estados Unidos, reporta-se diretamente ao presidente dos Camarões e desempenhou um papel importante na guerra camaronesa e regional contra o Boko Haram. A unidade também foi acusada de torturar e matar detidos em várias de suas bases no norte de Camarões e na Nigéria. (pt)
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  • Die Bataillon d’intervention rapide oder kurz BIR sind Bataillone des kamerunischen Heeres in den kamerunischen Streitkräften. Zwischen 1999 und 2001 hießen die Bataillone Bataillon léger d’intervention oder kurz BLI. (de)
  • The Rapid Intervention Battalion (Bataillon d'Intervention Rapide, or BIR) is an elite military force and an army combat unit of the Cameroonian Armed Forces. The unit is supported by the United States, reports directly to the president of Cameroon, and has played a large part in the Cameroonian and regional war against Boko Haram. The unit has also been accused of torturing and killing detainees at a number of its bases in northern Cameroon and in Nigeria. (en)
  • Le bataillon d'intervention rapide ou BIR (en anglais : Rapid Intervention Battalion), nommé bataillon léger d’intervention (BLI) de sa création en 1999 jusqu'en 2001, est une unité d'élite, comptant actuellement environ 5 000 hommes, considérée comme la force la mieux équipée et entraînée du Cameroun. (fr)
  • O Batalhão de Intervenção Rápida (em francês: Bataillon d'intervention rapide, BIR) é uma força militar de elite e uma unidade de combate do exército das . A unidade é apoiada pelos Estados Unidos, reporta-se diretamente ao presidente dos Camarões e desempenhou um papel importante na guerra camaronesa e regional contra o Boko Haram. A unidade também foi acusada de torturar e matar detidos em várias de suas bases no norte de Camarões e na Nigéria. (pt)
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  • Bataillon d’intervention rapide (de)
  • Bataillon d'intervention rapide (fr)
  • Rapid Intervention Battalion (en)
  • Batalhão de Intervenção Rápida (pt)
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