Elite BIR unit armed with IWI rifles, overseen by ex-IDF officers
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Cameroon's elite Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) is an Israeli product line. DIMSE reports that every BIR recruit since 2009 has been issued a new rifle from Israel Weapon Industries (Galil, Tavor, ACE, Negev), alongside Soltam mortars and howitzers and Elbit-linked hardware, and that the unit has been "continuously overseen by former IDF officers". No post-2023 contract is documented here. Charge: an army of occupation, exported as a franchise.
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Each new recruit since 2009 has received a brand-new firearm produced by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI)
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