33 insurgents, 4 soldiers killed as Boko Haram members clash with Chadian military

A clash between Chad's army and
Boko Haram on a Lake Chad island
has killed four soldiers and 33
insurgents, a Chadian military
spokesman said on Friday.


"Boko Haram elements, on
Wednesday, attacked our forces in
Choua," military spokesman,
Colonel Azem Bermandoa Agouna,
told the Agence France Presse
(AFP), referring to an island on the
lake in Chadian territory.
"The Chadian army repelled the
attack. We killed 33 Boko Haram
members and recovered several
light arms and anti-tank grenades.
We regret the loss of four soldiers
and also recorded four wounded,"
Agouna said.