Yaounde, May 25 (IANS) The Chadian parliament on Monday approved the extension of the state of emergency in Lake Province for a period of three months.During an extraordinary plenary session of both the National Assembly and the Senate, lawmakers adopted the resolution with 237 votes in favour, zero against, and zero abstentions, Xinhua news agency reported.Chadian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation, Limane Mahamat, said that the extension is neces…
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Abuja, May 19 (IANS) The death toll among Islamic State fighters in Nigeria has risen to 175 after several days of joint airstrikes between Nigeria and the United States in the country’s northeast. More than “175 ISIS militants were eliminated on the battlefield,” Nigeria’s army spokesman Samaila Uba said in a statement on Tuesday.”The joint strikes destroyed checkpoints, weapons depots, logistics centres, military equipment, and the headquarters of financial networks used to support terrorist…
N’Djamena, May 8 (IANS) Chad has declared a 20-day state of emergency in the Lake province following terrorist attacks by Boko Haram militants on soldiers.According to a statement released late Thursday by the country’s army, the emergency measure will run from midnight on May 7 to midnight on May 27.The statement urged officials and security forces to take “all necessary measures” to ensure the safety of people and their property during the period, Xinhua news agency reported.”Violations of mea…
N’Djamena, May 5 (IANS) Twenty-three Chadian soldiers were killed and 26 others injured after Boko Haram militants raided a military base in the Lake Chad region, Chadian army spokesman Issakha Acheikh Chanane said on Tuesday. The militants launched the assault on the Barka Tolorom island base in Lake Chad province at about 10 p.m. local time on Monday, Chanane said in a statement.He noted that Chadian forces responded to the attack, killing a “significant number” of Boko Haram militants and sei…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Former diplomat Mahesh Sachdeva said on Friday that the US military strike against ISIS in northwest Nigeria was conducted on Christmas to convey a message to ISIS that the US would intervene to protect Christians against ISIS attacks. Speaking to IANS, Mahesh Sachdeva noted that it is the first time that the US has militarily intervened in Nigeria’s security situation. He stated that the attack may exacerbate the anti-Christian activity, which he said is the main cause …
Borno (Nigeria), Dec 25 (IANS) An explosion tore through a mosque in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, during evening prayers, killing at least ten worshippers, according to local media reports. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday evening, has once again raised fears over renewed militant violence in a region that has endured years of insurgency.No armed group has claimed responsibility for the blast so far.Militia leader Babakura Kolo described the i…