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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Michael Kunzelman and Ope Adetayo

US Army major in Virginia is charged with plotting to assist separatist fighters in Cameroon

Cameroon Pope Visit Conflict - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A U.S. Army major employed as a nurse on a military base near Washington, D.C., has been charged with conspiring to provide financial and tactical support to separatist fighters in his native Cameroon, according to court records unsealed earlier this week.

Maj. Kenneth Chungag, a nurse who lives and works on Fort Belvoir in Virginia, is accused of using his military training and experience to assist the Ambazonia Defense Forces in Cameroon.

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