Boko Haram militants kill 11 Chadian soldiers, lose 17 men

Boko Haram militants kill 11 Chadian soldiers, lose 17 men

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 3:43 pm


Chadian soldiers display arms captured from Boko Haram militants in Malam Fatori, in northeastern Nigeria

Chadian soldiers display arms captured from Boko Haram militants in Malam Fatori, in northeastern Nigeria

Suspected militants from Nigeria’s Boko Haram group killed 11 soldiers from neighbouring Chad in an overnight attack in a border region, a Chadian military source said.

Seventeen attackers died also in the fight, the source told Reuters. Chad is a leading contributor to a 8,700-strong regional force fighting Boko Haram, which has expanded beyond its northeast Nigerian heartland to attack Chad, and other neighbours, Niger and Cameroon.

 

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