Boko Haram fighters cross into Chad, fleeing join Nigerian-US crackdown - ADA News - 14th May, 2019

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Boko Haram fighter cross into Chad, fleeing joint Nigerian-US Crackdown

 

The recent crackdown by Nigerian authorities against the terrorist organization Boko Haram has had some unexpected consequences as Chadian border posts have been reporting large numbers of Boko Haram fighters attempting to cross the border, sometimes by force. The past week Chadian border posts have reported at least 400 terrorists crossing the border. Numerous small skirmishes have been reported and the Chadian Ministry of Defense have announced a large military mobilization to reinforce the border and hunt down any terrorists that have managed to cross. Already over 50 Boko Haram terrorists have been killed in the fighting alongside 20 Chadian soldiers and border police.

 

This shift comes in the wake of a joint Nigerian-US operation against terrorism in Nigeria. Boko Haram has long been a thorn in the side of Nigerias government who have been able to repel the terrorists but not wipe them out entirely. This coupled with the recent fall of the ISIS “Caliphate” in Iraq and Syria means that terrorist groups across Africa has seen an influx of new volunteers that managed to escape death or capture in the Middle East

 

Suspected Boko Haram fighter apprehended in a small village not far from the border.

 

The UN and African Union have both declared full support for Chad who despite its poverty has taken a leading role in the fight against the plethora of terrorist organizations the plague the continent. With this new threat and its refugee crisis in the east due to the Sudanese civil war many international experts fear for the brittle stability of Chad. Chad is one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the World and as such are ill suited to facing multiple crisises on both its western and Eastern border.

 

Brigadier General Alawi Amoud. The man in charge of the 3000 man strong troop deployment to Chads western border stated that he and his men "Will hunt these rats day and night, they will find so safe refuge in Chad or anywhere else on this continent. They will be stamped out like the vermin they are".

It remains to be seen if Chad can resist this new threat on its own. The pentagon has declined to comment on any possible US commitment to Chad.

 

ADA News will continue to monitor developments as they happen

 

Simon Tam - ADA News

 

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