– The multinational force comprising if troops from Chad and Nigeria are engaged in an offensive to clear Boko Haram insurgents form the border between Nigeria and Chad
– The force was set up by countries bordering Nigeria who have come under attack from Boko Haram fighters
– The insurgents earlier in June, 2016 launched a night attack on two villages in Chad, killing 26 people
Boko Haram fighters captured by the Nigerian army. Boko Haram insurgents along the along the border between Niger and Nigeria have come under attack by the multinational force which intends to secure the border region.
Brigadier-General Abdou Sidikou Issa, the tactical chief of staff for troops based in Niger’s southern zone of Diffa, told Reuters that troops from Chad and Nigeria were involved in the operation which began two weeks ago. “The operations have as their objective (to end) the occupation of all the zones currently occupied by Boko Haram. Our role is to firmly secure the border, “ Issa said The multinational force was set up by countries bordering Nigeria who had come under attack from Boko Haram fighters. Lake Chad basin — Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon have joined forces against the Islamist group which has launched attacks in all four countries. The insurgents earlier in June, 2016 launched a night attack on two Chad villages killing 26 people, according to Chadian officials.
The multinational force, headquartered in Chad’s capital of N’Djamena, has began trying to dislodge the militants who want to establish an Islamic state in West Africa from areas where they were active. Meanwhile, there appears to be internal wrangle in the camp of deadly Boko Haram sect as they have reportedly split. A big group is said to have split away from shadowy leader Abubakar Shekau over his failure to adhere to guidance from the Iraq- and Syria-based Islamic State, a senior U.S. general said on Tuesday, June 21. Reuters reports that Marine Lieutenant General Thomas Waldhauser, the nominee to lead the U.S. military’s Africa command said the internal division showed the extent to which the Islamic State could influence Boko Haram, despite the group’s pledge of allegiance to it last year.
