At least six Chadian army generals have been confirmed killed while an unspecified number of senior military officers were wounded after they ran into an ambush set up by Boko Haram terrorists in Ndjamena, the country’s capital.
The incident which occurred on Saturday, according to counter-insurgency expert in Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama, led to President Mahamat Idriss Déby threatening to pull the country’s troops out of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF).
In a post on his X handle on Sunday, Makama identified the slained commanders as General Youssouf Abdoulaye Kari, General Adoum Issa, Colonel Lony Allatchi, Lieutenant Colonel Gorou Wardougou, Adam Nassour Mahamat and Idrissa Malloum.
He said the terrorists also wounded others including General François Tatiko, General Moubarack Formalick, Bokhit Bachar, Lieutenant Jean Pierre Medar, and Ibrahim Ali, among others.
“The Chadian Army spokesperson, General Issakha Acheikh has issued a statement regarding a murderous ambush against the Chadian troops but refused to provide further details,” Makama wrote.
“General Youssouf Abdoulaye Kari, a veteran respected by his forces and a former member of Chad’s contingent in Mali, was among those killed, leaving a significant void in the military leadership.
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“He said that the General Staff of the Armed Forces brings to the attention of national and international opinion that after a meticulous reorganization of the units of the Defence and Security Forces, by the President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces and, the well-ordered launch of Operation Haskanite to dislodge the Boko Haram terrorists from Lake Chad, a first clash took place today, Saturday 09 November 2024.
“He explained that after a few hours of fighting, several terrorist elements were neutralised and the raid continued while he added that the detailed balance sheet will be communicated to you later.
“The country recently lost about 40 soldiers in a raid by Boko Haram terrorists. This incident made President Mahamat Idriss Déby threaten to pull the country’s troops out of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF).
“While on a week-long visit to the country’s troops in the theatre of operation, President Deby decried the lack of coordination among MNJTF forces; which according to him paved the way for terrorists to strike occasionally.
“He noted that the war was protracting unnecessarily and, therefore, threatened to withdraw the country’s military from the campaign. MNJTF comprises troops from Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, the Benin Republic and Chad.”
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