Chad

Chad court jails 243 rebels over incursion from Libya in February

Chad jailed to 243 rebels who crossed into the northeast of the country from Libya in February before their incursion was halted by French air strikes

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Female suicide bomber kills Chad soldier and five others in Kaiga-Kindjiria

A female suicide bomber killed six people after blowing herself up in Chad in an attack attributed to a faction of Boko Haram

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Sahel states need more support to fight extremism, UN chief Guterres says

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged international support for the G5 Sahel to help West Africa's fight against violent extremism

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EU pledges €138 million more to support G5 Sahel Joint Force

The EU is to give €138 million more to support the G5 Sahel Joint Force, including its police component, a joint statement said

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Chad soldiers killed in apparent Islamic State attack near N’Gouboua

At least seven Chadian soldiers and a local guard were killed in an apparent Islamic State ambush in the N'Gouboua area near Lake Chad

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Nigeria: Chad soldier killed in MNJTF counter-ISWAP operation in Baga area

At least one Chadian was killed and 12 other soldiers injured in Nigeria during a MNJTF operation against Islamic State fighters in the Baga area of Borno state

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Chad journalist and soldiers killed near N’Gounboua after Boko Haram attack

At least four Chadian soldiers and a television reporter were killed when their vehicle hit a mine near N'Gounboua in eastern Chad's Lake province

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Peacekeeper killed in attacks on Nigeria and Chad troops in Mali

A Nigerian peacekeeper was killed and another injured in a gun attack in Timbuktu and three Chadian peacekeepers were injured in an IED attack in Tessalit

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Nigeria: 52 Boko Haram fighters killed in attack on MNJTF in Cross Kauwa, Chad army says

Two Chadian soldiers and 52 Boko Haram fighters were killed in an attack on the Multinational Joint Task Force in Cross Kauwa in northeastern Nigeria

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Seven Chad soldiers, dozens of Boko Haram fighters killed in overnight attack

Boko Haram militants killed seven Chad soldiers and wounded 15 in an overnight attack in Bohama in which 63 "terrorists" were also killed

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