Chadian soldiers kill 207 Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria
Soldiers from Chad killed 207 Boko Haram
militants in fighting on Tuesday near a Nigerian town close to the
border with Cameroon, Chad’s army announced in a statement.
One Chadian soldier was killed and another nine were wounded in the
clashes near Gambaru, the scene of regular attacks by the Nigerian group
in recent months. There was no immediate independent verification of
the Chadian army’s announcement.
Chad’s military also claimed to have seized large quantities of small arms and ammunition and two pick-up trucks.
Niger, Cameroon and Chad have launched a regional military campaign
to help Nigeria defeat the Boko Haram insurgency, which aims to carve an
emirate out of northeastern Nigeria.
Chad deployed troops last month in support of Cameroonian efforts to
stop repeated cross-border raids by the extremists, whose operations
increasingly threaten Nigeria’s neighbours.
The African Union last month authorised the creation of the regional
force, which will also include Benin, and is pushing for a UN Security
Council mandate for the operation.
Source: khaleejtimes
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