Situation, Facts and Events
30.10.2024

Chad: Boko Haram attack on army kills at least "about 40"

The jihadist group Boko Haram has attacked the Chadian army in the Lake Chad region, leaving “about 40 people dead,” the Chadian president said in a press release.

Transitional President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno arrived on the scene and “launched a Haskan operation to pursue and track the attackers to their last trenches,” the same statement said.

Unofficial reports indicate that more than 100 soldiers were killed in the attack.

Chadian soldiers are frequently targeted by Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region, a vast expanse of water and swamps dotted with islands in the west that is home to fighters from Boko Haram or its dissident affiliate, the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP).

Source: agenzianova.com