Army Targets Boko Haram In Lake Chad Region
July 28 2015
Troops from Chad have begun a major operation aimed at Boko Haram militants operating based on islands in Lake Chad, reports Agence France-Presse.
There was heavy fighting on Monday near Baga Sola, one of the main towns in Lake Chad, said a Chadian security source.
Chad has around 1,000 troops "positioned to occupy all the islands and neutralize Boko Haram," said the source.
Two weeks ago, the government ordered the islands on the Chadian side of the lake, said a source....
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