Lake Chad
- All
- News
-
"1,000 Terrorists Killed In Offensive Against Boko Haram," Says Chad Army
The Chadian army said today it had wound up an offensive against Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad border region in which 52 troops and 1,000 jihadists were killed.
-
Children Tune In For Radio Lessons In Boko Haram-Hit Lake Chad Region
Denied an education by the Islamist insurgency of terrorist group Boko Haram, tens of thousands of children across the Lake Chad region are instead tuning into lessons broadcast over the radio, the United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
-
6 Soldiers Killed in Boko Haram Attack in Cameroon
An attack by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorists against a Lake Chad army base manned by an anti-insurgent regional force has left six Cameroonian soldiers dead, a military source said on Tuesday.
-
Triple Suicide Attack Kills 27 on Lake Chad Island
At least 27 people were killed and more than 80 wounded on Saturday in a triple suicide bombing on an island in Lake Chad, a security source in the capital, N'Djamena said.
-
Chad Extends State of Emergency Over Boko Haram Attacks
Chad's national assembly extended a state of emergency in the western Lake Chad region by four months on Wednesday following a double attack by Boko Haram militants that killed some 12 people.
-
Boko Haram Suicide Bombing Kills 2 in Chad: Source
A twin suicide bombing by women attackers in the flashpoint area of Lake Chad today killed two people and wounded 14 others, a security source in the Chadian capital N'Djamena said.
-
Niger Air Force Bombs Boko Haram Base, Arrests 20 Terrotists
Niger's air force bombed a Boko Haram base in the country's southeast and arrested more than 20 terrorists, security sources said today, in its biggest counter-attack in eight months.
-
Suspected Boko Haram Militants Attack 2 Villages Near Lake Chad
Suspected Boko Haram militants struck two villages today in the Lake Chad area, killing at least two soldiers and injuring 11 citizens, Chad's government and military sources said.
-
41 Killed in Lake Chad Blasts Blamed on Boko Haram
Forty-one people were killed in triple explosions in a Chadian city on the shores of Lake Chad, blamed on the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram, the government said today.
-
Lake Chad Blasts Blamed on Boko Haram Kill 37
Three explosions killed 37 people Saturday in a Chadian city on the shores of Lake Chad, security sources said, in the latest atrocity blamed on the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram.
-
Boko Haram Kills 9 Fishermen by Lake Chad: Survivor
Boko Haram Islamists shot dead nine fishermen in a village near the shores of Lake Chad in northeastern Nigeria, a leading fisherman and a survivor said on Wednesday.
-
Boko Haram Abducts 135, Kills 8 in Cameroon Raid
Boko Haram militants kidnapped 135 people and killed at least eight others in a raid in northern Cameroon, as the Islamists continued to strike beyond their strongholds in neighbouring Nigeria, police and local sources said on Wednesday.
-
Chadian Forces in 'Major' Hunt for Boko Haram on Lake Chad
The Chadian army has launched a "major operation" to flush out jihadists from the Nigeria-based Boko Haram group from islands in Lake Chad, a security source said on Monday.
-
Suspected Boko Haram Fighters Kill 6 on Lake Chad Island
Suspected Boko Haram militants aboard a motorboat attacked an island in Lake Chad overnight, killing several children who were koranic students, security sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
-
18 Killed in Bomb Blasts in Nigeria's Jos, Say Police
At least 18 people were killed in twin bomb blasts in the central Nigerian city of Jos, police said today, after a bloody week of violence blamed on Boko Haram militants.
-
"1,000 Terrorists Killed In Offensive Against Boko Haram," Says Chad Army
The Chadian army said today it had wound up an offensive against Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad border region in which 52 troops and 1,000 jihadists were killed.
-
Children Tune In For Radio Lessons In Boko Haram-Hit Lake Chad Region
Denied an education by the Islamist insurgency of terrorist group Boko Haram, tens of thousands of children across the Lake Chad region are instead tuning into lessons broadcast over the radio, the United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
-
6 Soldiers Killed in Boko Haram Attack in Cameroon
An attack by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorists against a Lake Chad army base manned by an anti-insurgent regional force has left six Cameroonian soldiers dead, a military source said on Tuesday.
-
Triple Suicide Attack Kills 27 on Lake Chad Island
At least 27 people were killed and more than 80 wounded on Saturday in a triple suicide bombing on an island in Lake Chad, a security source in the capital, N'Djamena said.
-
Chad Extends State of Emergency Over Boko Haram Attacks
Chad's national assembly extended a state of emergency in the western Lake Chad region by four months on Wednesday following a double attack by Boko Haram militants that killed some 12 people.
-
Boko Haram Suicide Bombing Kills 2 in Chad: Source
A twin suicide bombing by women attackers in the flashpoint area of Lake Chad today killed two people and wounded 14 others, a security source in the Chadian capital N'Djamena said.
-
Niger Air Force Bombs Boko Haram Base, Arrests 20 Terrotists
Niger's air force bombed a Boko Haram base in the country's southeast and arrested more than 20 terrorists, security sources said today, in its biggest counter-attack in eight months.
-
Suspected Boko Haram Militants Attack 2 Villages Near Lake Chad
Suspected Boko Haram militants struck two villages today in the Lake Chad area, killing at least two soldiers and injuring 11 citizens, Chad's government and military sources said.
-
41 Killed in Lake Chad Blasts Blamed on Boko Haram
Forty-one people were killed in triple explosions in a Chadian city on the shores of Lake Chad, blamed on the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram, the government said today.
-
Lake Chad Blasts Blamed on Boko Haram Kill 37
Three explosions killed 37 people Saturday in a Chadian city on the shores of Lake Chad, security sources said, in the latest atrocity blamed on the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram.
-
Boko Haram Kills 9 Fishermen by Lake Chad: Survivor
Boko Haram Islamists shot dead nine fishermen in a village near the shores of Lake Chad in northeastern Nigeria, a leading fisherman and a survivor said on Wednesday.
-
Boko Haram Abducts 135, Kills 8 in Cameroon Raid
Boko Haram militants kidnapped 135 people and killed at least eight others in a raid in northern Cameroon, as the Islamists continued to strike beyond their strongholds in neighbouring Nigeria, police and local sources said on Wednesday.
-
Chadian Forces in 'Major' Hunt for Boko Haram on Lake Chad
The Chadian army has launched a "major operation" to flush out jihadists from the Nigeria-based Boko Haram group from islands in Lake Chad, a security source said on Monday.
-
Suspected Boko Haram Fighters Kill 6 on Lake Chad Island
Suspected Boko Haram militants aboard a motorboat attacked an island in Lake Chad overnight, killing several children who were koranic students, security sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
-
18 Killed in Bomb Blasts in Nigeria's Jos, Say Police
At least 18 people were killed in twin bomb blasts in the central Nigerian city of Jos, police said today, after a bloody week of violence blamed on Boko Haram militants.
