Chadian Army declares the end of Boko Haram presence in the country
The Chadian army announced on Tuesday the end of its counter-offensive against the classified terrorist group, Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region, considering that this armed group no longer exists in the country.
The spokesman for the General Staff of the Chadian Armed Forces, General Shanan Isaac, said during a press conference that the attack resulted in the killing of 297 terrorists compared to the killing of 27 Chadians, 24 of whom were soldiers and 3 civilians, in addition to 41 wounded.
The military official explained that the various air and ground operations launched by the Chadian army simultaneously and effectively targeted the front lines and rear bases of these terrorists.
In this regard, Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno had supervised the launch of a military operation known as Haskanit for two weeks in Lake Chad, following a Boko Haram attack in late October that left 40 soldiers dead.
Boko Haram has been active since 2009 in northeastern Nigeria, and the movement’s attacks over a decade and a half have killed more than 40,000 people and displaced about two million in the northeastern part of the country.
The group’s activity has extended for years to countries neighboring Nigeria, particularly Chad, Cameroon and Niger, and has caused a severe humanitarian crisis.
The Boko Haram attacks are mainly concentrated in Lake Chad, disrupting fishing, farming and livestock grazing on which tens of millions of people depend for their livelihoods.
