Lake Chad attack

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Lake Chad attack
Part of Boko Haram insurgency
LocationRepublic of Chad
DateFebruary 14, 2014
TargetShores of Lake Chad
Attack type
Terrorist attack
Deaths10
PerpetratorsBoko Haram

The Lake Chad attack was a terrorist attack on the Niger side of Lake Chad by 30 members of Boko Haram, an Islamic sect in northeastern Nigeria.[1][2]

Incident[]

The incident was reported to have occurred on February 25, 2014 and was launched by members of the insurgents in Northeastern Nigeria.[3] Sophisticated weapons were used in the attack, leaving scores of civilians and 7 soldiers dead.[4] Since the sects had been designated by the US as a "terrorist" organisation in 2009, they had carried out several cross-border attacks but the February 25, 2014 Lake Chad attack was the first attack on the Republic of Chad.[5]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Boko Haram kills 7 Niger soldiers in Lake Chad attack - US News". US News & World Report. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Boko Haram attacks island on Niger side of Lake Chad". reuters.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Boko Haram kills 7 Niger soldiers in Lake Chad attack". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Nigerian Military Retakes Key Town from Boko Haram". VOA. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Boko Haram launches first deadly attack in Chad". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
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