Gallant Chadian soldiers have recaptured Gamboru town from the control of Boko Haram jihadists hours after receiving a go ahead to begin ground combat from the Nigerian miltitary.
Today, the troops crossed over into Gamboru from Cameroon. They launched a ground offensive against the jihadists from Fotokol town in Cameroon from where they gained entry into the Nigerian territory.
Meanwhile, Chadian soldiers said today it inflicted heavy losses on Nigeria’s Boko Haram, killing “over 200″ Islamist militants in a border town that it wrested from the rebels in a ground offensive.
Nine Chadian soldiers were also killed and 21 injured Tuesday in Gamboru as regional forces took the fight against the insurgents on to Nigerian soil for the first time, the Chadian army said.
“The guys (Boko Haram) entered this morning. The fighting between them and our soldiers is very intense,” a Cameroonian security source in Fotokol told AFP by telephone.
– ‘Hunt them everywhere’ –
Chadian troops and vehicles have massed near Boko Haram-held towns along Nigeria’s border with Niger, pointing the way to another possible cross-border operation.
“A contingent of about 400 vehicles and tanks is stationed between Mamori and Bosso,” Niger’s private radio Anfani reported.
– French help –
France is supporting the operations by carrying out reconnaissance flights over border areas of Chad and Cameroon, defence officials in Paris said.
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