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
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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