[1] On August 14, 2015, Dobekreo was appointed as the commander of the 1st Sector of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).

[5][1] In April 2016, Dobekreo led an operation within the MNJTF that freed 2,000 hostages in the Lake Chad area.

[7] In August 2022, Dobekreo received medals from MNJTF officials for participating and commanding Operation Integrite du Lac against Boko Haram in Lake Chad.

[2] In July 2022, Dobekreo was appointed again as the commander of the 5th Joint Military Region to combat the Anglophone Crisis.

[8] Cameroonian president Paul Biya and Minister of Defense Joseph Beti Assomo believed that Dobekreo's appointment to the area would help combat the Red Dragons.