(N’Djamena) Chadian attack against Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region, “individuals” headed by President Déby, accused of being local fishermen and anti-jihadist fighters who escaped from the wrong “dizaines » de pêcheurs au Nigeria, en voulant viser des jihadistes.
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An official in the Chadian state, who requested anonymity, confirmed to Agence France-Presse that he works on the islands located within the borders of Nigeria and Niger.
“Boko Haram preys on a large number of hunters and fishermen every time they take their toll. “It is difficult to achieve the difference between the population and the terrorists.” It is worth it.
” airplane [de chasse] “The army will fight a battle against the fighters on the night, the number of fighters,” announced Babakura Kolo, head of the Anti-Jihad Army in Nigeria.
“A hunting plane for Boko Haram terrorists attacking a military base in Chad Dimanche,” for that matter.
The plan for this raid, which took place on a night of land diving by Boko Haram against a military base in the Lake Chad region, is a “quarantine of the dead”, followed by the Chadian authorities.
“The pursuit plane ‘surrounds’ Tilma before launching more bombs while people are turning in all directions in order to climb to the Hebrew,” says Salo Arzica, hunting.
«Personnel Affairs» dirigée
The counter-offensive launched by the Chadian army against Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region is “individuals” headed by President Deby on the ground, an announcement made after a presidential call.
“The President of the Republic, Chief of General Staff, Mohamed Idriss Deby, travels to the borders of Lake Chad all the time within the framework of Operation Haskaniya,” the president announced on Facebook, photographing the head of state in official uniform for the presentation.
President Déby stressed, “to multiply meetings, direct and guide the impact of not allowing any opportunity to Boko Haram elements.”
“The ground and air teams mobilized for this operation take effect,” please indicate the presidency in the newspaper.
«A purely military and security operation», Operation Haskania launches color «is not only committed to securing the number of residents allowed (…) it is a matter of tracking down, bombing and removing the ability of Boko Haram to disturb and its allies», emphasized Mercredi Abderrahim Biri Hamed, acting Prime Minister of Chad. , during a press conference.
It’s hard to face
Chadian soldiers frequently appear in Boko Haram attacks in the Lake Chad region.
This vast expanse of water and space between Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad is part of the lot that cuts off fighters of the jihadist group or its splinter offshoot, the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP, selon l’accronym en Anglais).
The movements of armed fighters are difficult to overcome, as the Boko Haram insurgency emerged in 2009 in Nigeria, which left at least 40,000 dead and more than two million displaced before spreading into the territory Frontaliers.
In March 2020, the group carried out an offensive attack on another military base in the Lake Chad region, resulting in hundreds of deaths, the highest number of soldiers ever recorded joining the Chadian army.
Marshal Idriss Déby, who had led Chad for thirty years, had become accustomed to leading ground operations. He is on the rebel front. He is the son of Mohamed Idriss Deby, the current head of state, and has been declared a martyr by the military as interim president to head the military junta for a five-year term in 2021.
