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Thursday, 12 February 2015

Chad Kills More Boko Haram, Foils Suicide Bomb Attempt

Chad’s army has said that said it killed 13 fighters from the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the Nigerian town of Gambaru, Bornu State, while also saying two female suicide bombers attacked the Niger frontier town of Diffa on Wednesday, news agency Reuters reports.
Chadian soldiers hold up their weapons   next to tanks and army vehicles ahead of their deployment in Mali, at the town of Gorou, in Niger, 10 km (6.2 miles) from Niamey, January 30, 2013.    Photo: REUTERS
Chadian soldiers hold up their weapons next to tanks and army vehicles ahead of their deployment in Mali, at the town of Gorou, in Niger, 10 km (6.2 miles) from Niamey, January 30, 2013. Photo: REUTERS
Regional armies from Chad, Nigeria and Cameroon are mobilising to foil Boko Haram’s bid to carve out an emirate around Lake Chad, which borders Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger.
Boko Haram’s five-year-old insurgency has killed thousands in northern Nigeria but regional armies say they have killed hundreds of militants in battles along the borders since deploying troops to contain the threat.
“There were two suicide attacks carried out on Wednesday by women. The two women died and I think they were the only victims.” a security source is quoted by Reuters as saying.
Reuters further said it was not able to verify whether there were any other casualties.
Earlier on Wednesday, clashes erupted in the Nigerian town of Gambaru, on the eastern border with Cameroon, where Chad has deployed hundreds of soldiers to help Cameroon ward off attacks from Boko Haram.
Chad’s army said 11 Chadian soldiers were wounded, three out of 14 Boko Haram vehicles were destroyed, and one was seized.


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