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 by Staff Writers N'Djamena (AFP) March 24, 2018
A Chadian soldier and 20 Boko Haram members were killed in a clash in the restive Lake Chad region near Nigeria, a Chadian military officer told AFP Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday on an islet named Tchoukou Hadje, the officer said, adding that five soldiers were wounded. "Twenty Boko Haram members were killed and a large amount of weapons was recovered," he said. "The Chadian army lost one member." Two Chadian soldiers including a captain were killed in an ambush in the area a month ago in the first attack by the Nigerian jihadist group on Chadian soil since May last year in which nine soldiers died. Boko Haram, a militant movement opposed to Western influence and seeking an Islamic state based on Sharia law, has caused the deaths of at least 20,000 people since it took up arms in 2009 in Nigeria. Neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger have all joined the military effort by Nigeria to crush Boko Haram.
Estonia to send 50 troops to reinforce French-led Mali mission Tallinn (AFP) March 22, 2018 Estonia's government on Thursday agreed to send 50 troops from the Baltic state to Mali as part of France's Operation Barkhane anti-jihadist mission. "By participating in an operation with the aim of creating stability on the southern edge of NATO and the EU, we support our strong European ally," Estonian Defence Minister Juri Luik said in a government statement. The country's parliament still has to green-light the year-long mission, in which an Estonian infantry unit on armoured personnel ca ... read more
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