Chad troops ‘kill scores of Boko Haram militants’ in Nigeria

[Bosonic]

Source: The Guardian

More than 200 Boko Haram militants have been killed by Chadian troops in the Nigerian towns of Gambaru and Ngala, according to army officials.

Soldiers also destroyed more than a dozen vehicles equipped with heavy weapons during the battle on Tuesday, as well as 100 motorbikes used by the militants, the army high command said. There was no independent confirmation of its claim.

Boko Haram fighters also attacked the town of Fotokol in Cameroon on Wednesday but were repelled, a military source said.

Chad has deployed 2,500 troops as part of a regional crackdown on the militant group, which has been fighting for five years to create an Islamist emirate in northern Nigeria. An estimated 10,000 people died in the region last year.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/04/boko-haram-militants-killed-chad-nigeria

[geek tragedy]

1. hope it's true rather than inflated boasting. 200 down, the rest to go nt

[ladjf]

2. For some reason, I get the feeling that this report is not true. nt

[The Green Manalishi]

3. Probably shot some poor random bastards

and called 'em "militants".

Works for the USA, after all; when was the last time you heard US admit we whacked civilians?

[Blue_Tires]

4. Interesting that Nigeria has let Chad do the heavy lifting on this