Boko Haram Suffers Heavy Casualties From Chadian Troops
Boko Haram has suffered heavy casualties after Two
Chadian army helicopters bombed the positions of dozens of the militants
near a village on the border with Niger.
The
air raid was carries out after Niger and Chad received intelligence
that a group of Boko Haram fighters had gathered in the border village,
according to Reuters.
The air assault which was carried out in the Nigerian village of Djaboullam destroyed several vehicles and motorcycles carrying Boko Haram fighters.
A Niger military official said Boko Haram fighters had moved to Djaboullam after they were chased from other towns by the Nigerian army. Militants were also gathering in other border towns from where they routinely launch mortar rounds into Niger.
“We know they are massing in Malam Fatori, waiting for us to come,” he said, referring to another northeast Nigerian town about three kilometers (2 miles) from Bosso, the nearest town across the border in Niger.
Troops from Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Nigeria have recorded a string of victories against the sect in recent times.
The regional forces have been fighting the Islamist militants in a joint mission since March 2, in a bid to end Boko Haram’s six-year insurgency in northern Nigeria that is threatening regional stability.
Chadian Army
The air assault which was carried out in the Nigerian village of Djaboullam destroyed several vehicles and motorcycles carrying Boko Haram fighters.
A Niger military official said Boko Haram fighters had moved to Djaboullam after they were chased from other towns by the Nigerian army. Militants were also gathering in other border towns from where they routinely launch mortar rounds into Niger.
“We know they are massing in Malam Fatori, waiting for us to come,” he said, referring to another northeast Nigerian town about three kilometers (2 miles) from Bosso, the nearest town across the border in Niger.
Troops from Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Nigeria have recorded a string of victories against the sect in recent times.
The regional forces have been fighting the Islamist militants in a joint mission since March 2, in a bid to end Boko Haram’s six-year insurgency in northern Nigeria that is threatening regional stability.
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