Baku-APA. Three soldiers and 123 Boko Haram militants were killed when the Islamist group attacked a Chadian army contingent in northern
Twelve soldiers were wounded in the attacks staged by the Islamists on Thursday and Friday near the border town of
"The enemy was repelled by our defensive forces," the general staff's statement said, adding that the troops had "routed" the Islamists in the second attack.
The soldiers were killed by improvised explosive devices, the statement said.
A senior Cameroonian security source said the Chadian troops were deployed to the town, which sits opposite a Nigerian town under Boko Haram control and is also close to the border with
Boko Haram frequently stages attacks on Fotokol from their base in the Nigerian town of
The African Union called on Friday for a regional five-nation force of 7,500 troops to defeat the "horrendous" rise of Boko Haram.
"Terrorism, in particular the brutality of Boko Haram against our people, (is) a threat to our collective safety, security and development. This has now spread to the region beyond Nigeria and requires a collective, effective and decisive response," AU commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said in a speech opening the summit.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told African leaders that Boko Haram was "a clear danger to national, regional and international peace and security".
The group's uprising has become a regional crisis, with the four directly affected countries --
More than 13,000 people have been killed and more than one million made homeless by Boko Haram violence since 2009.