According to a Saturday military report, Boko Haram raided “a village near Lake Chad on Friday night.”
“Seven Niger soldiers were killed and two others wounded” in the assault, the report said, adding, “Boko Haram lost 14 members.”
A Chadian security source, meanwhile, said that fighting occurred in Karouga, near the border dividing Niger, Nigeria and Chad.
The Takfiri militants are said to have later attempted to enter Chadian territory by crossing Lake Chad, but were confronted by Chadian aircraft, which destroyed their boats.
The military forces of Niger contribute to a regional coalition in the area against Boko Haram militants. The West African country has so far seen several attacks blamed on Boko Haram, whose militancy has spilled over the borders of Nigeria – where the group is based – into neighboring countries
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