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| Boko Haram Takes on Chadian Forces in NE Nigeria Town |
| 2015-02-12 |
| [AnNahar] Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... on Wednesday launched a pre-dawn raid in Gamboru, northeastern Nigeria, looking to overwhelm Chadian troops who had pushed them out of the border town. The military in N'Djamena said the holy warriors were repelled but the counter-attack was an indication of the task facing regional forces aiming to crush the rebellion. Troops from Chad, Cameroon ...a long, narrow country that fills the space between Nigeria and Chad on the northeast, CAR to the southeast. Prior to incursions by Boko Haram nothing ever happened there... and Niger have been deployed to fight the Islamists, whose bloody insurgency has claimed more than 13,000 lives since 2009 and now threatens Nigeria's neighbors. Boko Haram's counter-attack on Gamboru, which has been repeatedly targeted in the past, is an established tactic from the hard boys, who have seized dozens of towns and villages since mid-2014. "The Boko Haram elements wanted to surprise us by attacking at about 4:00 am (0300 GMT)," a military source in N'Djamena told AFP of the latest attack. "We were aware of it from the day before and were prepared. They arrived with 14 vehicles and two armored vehicles. We repulsed them and they retreated. "A helicopter was brought in to join the pursuit and destroy them." One Chadian soldier and several Boko Haram fighters were killed, while eight troops were maimed, the source said. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 "We were aware of it from the day before and were prepared." Sounds like a Nigerian informant will be eating well tonight. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-02-12 12:37 |
| #2 Cameroon Special Forces (B.I.R.) fighting Boko Haram |
| Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2015-02-12 12:10 |
| #1 Compare contrast the Chadean (and covert French) response, with the nigerian army. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-02-12 10:29 |