Chad's army said Wednesday it
killed more than Boko Harama 200 militant Islamists and lost
nine men during a battle to recapture a key town in
north-eastern Nigeria.
Boko Haram militants killed about 30 people after fleeing
from the battle to Cameroon, a resident said.
It was the most intense battle known to involve Chadian
troops since they entered the conflict in Nigeria.
Chad and Nigeria are also bombing the vast Sambisa forest,
where the militants have bases.
Boko Haram fighters were suspected to have taken to the
forest more than 200 schoolgirls it abducted in April from the
north-eastern Nigerian town of Chibok.
It is unclear if the girls are still there.
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