Chad: Dozens of soldiers dead after jihadi attack
06 August 2021 |
4:53 pm
Chadian soldiers were attacked while patrolling the volatile Lake Chad region. Both Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) are active in the area.
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