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| Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by jpphilips(m): 10:33am On Mar 10, 2015 |
(Reuters) - A black and white Boko Haram flag still flutters on top of a deserted villa in the Nigerian town of Dikwa, overlooking a courtyard filled with dirty mattresses and charred vehicles. Inside the villa's pink and white walls, blood trickled into corridors and a pile of insurgents' bodies lay in a heap in a wardrobe. The scene was the result of a dawn attack by troops from neighboring Chad, who are driving deep into Nigerian territory in an offensive aimed at helping end a six-year insurgency that has killed thousands and now sucking in neighboring armies. "They resisted ferociously. This huge villa was their command center," a Chadian soldier who fought in the battle told a Reuters reporter visiting the town after fighting subsided. Colonel Azem Bermandoa, a Chad army spokesman, said more than 100 of the militants died in the battle for Dikwa, a town at a major crossroad some 80 km (50 miles) east of Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's northeastern Borno state. "They came to hide here as we advanced," another Chadian soldier said, pointing to the bodies in the wardrobe. In an apparent last act of defiance, a Boko Haram suicide bomber climbed into a truck carrying gas canisters and blew it up, killing one Chadian soldier and injuring 34. Bermandoa said Chadian troops chased the remaining fighters about 15 km out of the town, where many walls are now sprayed with bullets and most houses lie deserted. In this part of Nigeria - until now, Boko Haram's heartland - residents have learned to flee the Sunni militants' bid to carve out an Islamic caliphate. But the tide finally appears to be turning against them as Chad has spearheaded a regional push against the group and Nigerian forces notch up some military gains as well. Chad's victory at Dikwa is one that Nigeria would have like to have called its own. Its army chief previously said his soldiers listed Dikwa as a town that troops wanted to recapture before elections, due to have been held in February but pushed back to March due to insecurity. Chadian forces had planned to take the town last month, but were ordered back by Nigeria, which said it planned to attack it. But a Chadian soldier in Dikwa said the closest Nigerian soldiers got to the town during Monday's fighting was 50 km away.  Chad's army, considered one of the best in the region and backed by a strong air force, first deployed to help Cameroon fend off Boko Haram and is now pressing southwest into Nigerian territory after capturing the border town of Gambaru last month. That victory starved Boko Haram militants of supplies, said Ryan Cummings, chief Africa analyst at crisis management group Red24. "The major challenge that the Nigerian army faced was that Dikwa served as forward base for Boko Haram and was readily being supplied with resources and combatants from Boko Haram positions along the Nigeria-Cameroon border," he said. But despite these recent setbacks, Boko Haram has proven it is still able to carry out isolated attacks. Two security sources said Boko Haram attacked Kaiga on Lake Chad at the weekend. They arrived in canoes and burned houses, but it was not immediately possible to confirm a number of casualties. Cummings added that losing key towns did not necessarily mean the end of Boko Haram, which long before beginning to control territory, waged a guerrilla war involving raids and car bombing. "Even if the combined forces are successful in dislodging Boko Haram from its regional strongholds, this may not bring about regional stability," he said. (Additional reporting by Julia Payne in Abuja, writing by Emma Farge; editing by David Lewis, G Crosse) http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/03/us-nigeria-violence-chad-idUSKBN0LZ2NS20150303 3 Likes |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by jpphilips(m): 10:34am On Mar 10, 2015 |
Our boys please you have equipment now, you shouldn't be hanging out 50km away from action, kudos to everyone 38 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by kay1one2(m): 10:39am On Mar 10, 2015 |
Fp please! Nigerian army will keep denying foreign troops advances into our territory in the fight against boko haram! Only truth can save this country! Then we can even start talking about moving forward! 20 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by brownlord: 10:43am On Mar 10, 2015 |
Whatever, 100 Virgin hunters are down that's the most important thing 10 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by makzeze: 10:46am On Mar 10, 2015 |
The Nigerian Military is enmassed in corruption under Jonathan's administration. Thats why it doesnt want the insurgency to end because it will put a stop to the heavy budgetary inflow to security. 35 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by Controlled(f): 10:47am On Mar 10, 2015 |
9jeria army disgracing d country since 1999.........  31 Likes |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by Nobody: 10:49am On Mar 10, 2015 |
The battles are yielding + results 6 Likes |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by Revolution: 10:52am On Mar 10, 2015 |
The Chadian army has been impressive. Does this mean that if a war breaks out between Nigeria and Chad Nigeria will lose? Nigeria used to have the best military in West Africa 39 Likes |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by olapluto(m): 10:57am On Mar 10, 2015 |
Im sorry I dont believe these Chadian armies anymore. For over a month now, they've be capturing and recapturing Dikwa. Their claims are actually over exaggerated. Taking one town, and helping police borders does not warrant this level of noise. 49 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by Young03(m): 11:03am On Mar 10, 2015 |
Am speechless |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by Trailblazer1(m): 11:05am On Mar 10, 2015 |
IbnSultaan:you seem positive today, for the first time in your nairaland life.  It seems you're now born-again  cos the Ibnsultan I know is a bokoharam apologist36 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by PassingShot(m): 11:07am On Mar 10, 2015 |
Thank you Chadians. We will forever be grateful to you guys. #NeverAgain Shall Nigeria be led by an incompetent, directionless and confused C-in-C. #ThingsMustChange GMB/PYO 2015 63 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by Change2015(m): 11:10am On Mar 10, 2015 |
Depressing how this good news still manages to tarnish our national image. #change #GMB #APC 27 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by truenorth: 11:13am On Mar 10, 2015 |
Me i am not interested in who ends the Insurgency, Whether Chad, or Camaroon or Togo, Let it just end Abeg. and of course, Jonathan should go 25 Likes |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by Nobody: 11:19am On Mar 10, 2015 |
olapluto: They recently captured malam fotori and damasak. malamfotori the same town these clowns claimed to have captured in january. Particularly striking is the convenience with which the western media seems to leave out that piece of information. As long as it doesn't fit into their orchestrated narrative of the Nigerian military been corrupt, under-equipped and incompetent, it isn't a good piece of news. Nigerian troops in green, chadian troops in desert camouflage, but some how, it is the Nigerians that are under-equipped. 35 Likes 3 Shares
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| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by Nobody: 11:19am On Mar 10, 2015 |
olapluto:The Tchadians liberted Dikwa; the Nigerian army instructed them to retreat and not to advance further; when the Tchadians retreated, Boko Haram came back to Dikwa and massacred the remaining civilians therein so the Tchadians had to 're-liberate' Dikwa again. *This news was suppressed and under reported* 36 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by politricks: 11:21am On Mar 10, 2015 |
Kudos to the chadian troops that has no 'tactical retreat' in their dictionary. 8 Likes |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by ejiro2130(m): 11:22am On Mar 10, 2015 |
Revolution: What you said isn't far from the truth, Chad has always wanted to seize territory in Nigeria an the have tried before, do u think they will want to go back to their country or will they occupy part of Nigeria?? 3 Likes |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by ejiro2130(m): 11:24am On Mar 10, 2015 |
Controlled: Sad truth, but when you say it they will say u r not patriotic 5 Likes |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by Nobody: 11:26am On Mar 10, 2015 |
lakhadimar: What are you even talking about. The chadians claimed to have routed boko-haram in gambarou, yet the terrorist still could muster enough men(600+) to attack Fotokol in cameroun, where they burnt down the town, and slit the throat of over 100 civilians. Brushing aside camerounian troops deployed there. 5 Likes |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by Vision4God: 11:26am On Mar 10, 2015 |
Waw.... more success in der endeavours to capture d terrorist. Bh ur end has come |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by olapluto(m): 11:28am On Mar 10, 2015 |
lakhadimar:Interesting point of view/news. I never knew Dikwa was recaptured by BH. Anyways, the news with these Chadians is exaggerated. Dikwa is not as fierce as Baga, Hong, Mubi, Michika, Monguno etc which our army had been sweeting on daily basis. Im against GEJ, but I know and appreciate the efforts of our soldiers. Look at Cameroun, see how they were making mouth months ago. Their BIR soldiers were hyped beyond belief. They even claimed to have carried out airstrikes in Konduga. Look at them today. BH is showing them pepper. 9 Likes |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by bondingman: 11:28am On Mar 10, 2015 |
truenorth:The insurgency will end and Jonathan will stay People that need to 'go' are people that fuel d insurgency with words like 'an attack on boko haram is an attack on d north', we'll make d country ungovernable', dogs and baboon will b soaked in blood etc. 19 Likes |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by olapluto(m): 11:29am On Mar 10, 2015 |
Henry120:Chad cannot be more equipped than Nigeria. Unfortunate that the head is rotten in Nigeria, otherwise our PR would be top notch. 12 Likes |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by vedaxcool(m): 11:32am On Mar 10, 2015 |
Chad victory will remain forever an indictment on the GEJ clueless regime! 5 Likes |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by Nobody: 11:33am On Mar 10, 2015 |
olapluto: From the same exercise. Nigerian troops in green Nato special forces soldier, from belgium. What is the difference? #note: all the troops in this exercise are special forces. The exercise only just ended yesterday. 6 Likes
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| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by Nobody: 11:35am On Mar 10, 2015 |
Henry120:you are obviously underestimating the fluidity of Boko Haram. Gamboru is in Nigeria Fotokol is in Cameroon thousands of Nigerian refugees arrived in Fotokol within the last few days. Check this out: https://mobile.twitter.com/ChiefBisongEta1/status/575188758502490112?P=v |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by Nobody: 11:41am On Mar 10, 2015 |
olapluto:The Battle that would seal the doom of Boko Haram is the Battle of Gwoza and Bama. As long as those two axis are still in the complete control of Boko Haram then the figt is still very very very far from over. Intelligence report indicates that Imam Abubakar Shekau is hiding somewhere inside the caves of the Gwoza hills or the Mandara mountains 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by Nobody: 11:50am On Mar 10, 2015 |
lakhadimar: Let me assure, I know what i'm talking about, neither am i under any illusion that taking on these terrorists is an easy task. However, what i'm against is people using the suffering of Nigerians to score political points or cheap popularity. There are Nigerian refugees in Diffa, bosso in Niger and fotokol, amachide in cameroun and also in chad. However, how is it that the chadians claimed to have captured malamfotori in january, only to capture that same town they claimed to have earlier captured, yesterday. You, tell us how? 8 Likes |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by olapluto(m): 11:55am On Mar 10, 2015 |
lakhadimar:The COAS also said this in Baga. Gwoza is the battle royale. Twice the Nigerian army have been beaten back from Bama. Bama has to fall before Gwoza is approached. It seems to me that the frontline is currently just outside Damboa. Bama has always been problematic, and thats why the victorious Konduga soldiers have not been pushing forward to Bama. Yesterday, I heard Gombi was attacked. This is very strange but it also means that the vast border Cameroon side is porous and likely escape route for BH. 3 Likes |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by holatin(m): 12:15pm On Mar 10, 2015 |
Chadian again.. oh my God where re the army that use to be our pride ? abi obanikoro is using them for another rigging plan. anyway God will win this insurgence for us. not again will I vote for a liverless drunkard. #buhari4change 4 Likes |
| Re: Chadian Soldiers Capture Boko Haram's Command Center by Kidaakudz: 1:08pm On Mar 10, 2015 |
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