Boko Haram attack leaves 23 soldiers dead in Chad’s Lake Chad region
Boko Haram attack leaves 23 soldiers dead in Chad’s Lake Chad region
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At least 23 Chadian soldiers have been killed and 26 injured in a Boko Haram assault on a military post in Chad’s Lake Chad region, Al Jazeera reported.
The military said in a statement on Tuesday that the Nigeria-based armed group – which has long posed a threat around Lake Chad, located at the junction of Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria – struck on Monday night on Chad’s island of Barka Tolorom.
The army said “a significant number” of the attackers were killed and the group was repelled.
Chadian soldiers have come under increasing fire from Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region, with an October 2024 attack killing about 40 soldiers in the Chadian army’s ranks.
Recent months have also seen a surge in attacks by the group’s JAS faction, including kidnappings and attacks on advanced army positions, especially on the islands and along Niger’s portion of the lake’s shores.
The landlocked Central African country has faced years of instability, marked by recurring rebellions, armed factions, and coups. Despite its oil wealth, economic stagnation and a harsh climate have kept Chad among the poorest nations in Africa.
