Boko Haram militants
Soldiers from Chad on Tuesday killed 207 Boko Haram militants in fighting near a Nigerian town close to the border with Cameroun, Chad’s army announced in a statement.
One Chadian soldier was killed and another nine were wounded in the clashes near Gamborou-Ngala, Borno State, the scene of regular attacks by the Nigerian Islamist group in recent months reported Reuters.
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, Cameroun and Chad have launched a regional military campaign to help Nigeria defeat the Boko Haram insurgency, which aims to carve an Islamic emirate out of northeastern Nigeria.
Chad deployed troops last month in support of Camerounian efforts to stop repeated cross-border raids by the Islamists, 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 U.N. Security Council mandate for the operation.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/chadian-soldiers-kill-207-boko-haram-fighters-in-borno/202664/
Wednesday 25 February 2015
Chadian Soldiers Kill 207 Boko Haram Fighters in Borno
25 Feb 2015
Boko Haram militants
Soldiers from Chad on Tuesday killed 207 Boko Haram militants in fighting near a Nigerian town close to the border with Cameroun, Chad’s army announced in a statement.
One Chadian soldier was killed and another nine were wounded in the clashes near Gamborou-Ngala, Borno State, the scene of regular attacks by the Nigerian Islamist group in recent months reported Reuters.
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, Cameroun and Chad have launched a regional military campaign to help Nigeria defeat the Boko Haram insurgency, which aims to carve an Islamic emirate out of northeastern Nigeria.
Chad deployed troops last month in support of Camerounian efforts to stop repeated cross-border raids by the Islamists, 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 U.N. Security Council mandate for the operation.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/chadian-soldiers-kill-207-boko-haram-fighters-in-borno/202664/
Boko Haram militants
Soldiers from Chad on Tuesday killed 207 Boko Haram militants in fighting near a Nigerian town close to the border with Cameroun, Chad’s army announced in a statement.
One Chadian soldier was killed and another nine were wounded in the clashes near Gamborou-Ngala, Borno State, the scene of regular attacks by the Nigerian Islamist group in recent months reported Reuters.
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, Cameroun and Chad have launched a regional military campaign to help Nigeria defeat the Boko Haram insurgency, which aims to carve an Islamic emirate out of northeastern Nigeria.
Chad deployed troops last month in support of Camerounian efforts to stop repeated cross-border raids by the Islamists, 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 U.N. Security Council mandate for the operation.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/chadian-soldiers-kill-207-boko-haram-fighters-in-borno/202664/
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