Regional Troops Recapture Nigeria Town From Boko Haram: Army
Muhammad Rameez Published July 29, 2016 | 04:35 PM
KANO, Nigeria,(APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th july,2016) - Nigerian troops backed by a regional force have recaptured the northeastern town of Damasak where Boko Haram killed more than 200 and abducted hundreds of children two years ago, the army said Friday. "MNJTF (Multinational Joint Task Force) troops...
have successfully... occupied Damasak," the army said in a statement, indicating it was part of an operation to clear militants out of towns and villages. The Chad-based MNJTF comprises troops from Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Chad and Benin as part of regional efforts to end the seven-year Boko Haram violence in the Lake Chad region.
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