2,000 Soldiers From Chad Storm Into Niger To Fight Boko Haram

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DW: Chad sends 2,000 troops to Niger to fight Boko Haram

Tens of thousands have fled violence in Bosso, where government forces are fighting Boko Haram. Chadian military sources said their troops will rendezvous with Nigerien forces before engaging the militant group.

Chad sent thousands of troops to Niger to engage the Boko Haram militant group following a week of attacks in the Niger's border town Bosso.

"About 2,000 soldiers with tanks went into Niger yesterday. They should link up with the Nigerien forces in Diffa and advance on Bosso," a Chadian military source told Reuters news agency.

Niger's defense ministry on Saturday said the militants staged an overnight attack on the border town, leaving 30 Nigerien troops and two from Nigeria dead.

The ministry added that there were also "several deaths" among the militants.

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