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Press TV has conducted an interview with Dr. Kevin Barrett, an editor of Veterans Today in Madison, the US, to discuss the entrance of Chadian military forces into Nigeria in order to assist the country in the battle against Takfiri Boko Haram militants.

Barrett believes that the measure would further destabilize Nigeria, which is already destabilized by Boko Haram. He also says the extremist group serves the interests of Western countries in terms of justifying their potential intervention in oil-rich Nigeria

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The bodies of 9 Chadian soldiers arrived yesterday in the district of Fotokol in Logone-and-Chari Division, Far North region of Cameroon. Our source also revealed that several wounded soldiers were also transported back to Cameroon from Gambaru.

The Chadian soldiers died in clashes in Gambaru, Woulgo and Ngala deep inside Nigeria on Sunday. The Chadian army has taken over the localities of Ngala and Woulgo and reopened the bridge that connects El Beid in Cameroon and Nigeria.

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At least three Cameroonian soldiers  and scores of civilians have been killed this morning in an attack on Fotokol by the Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram. Our military informant reported that Fotokol is now under the complete control of the anti Boko Haram coalition forces. We have also been reliably informed that the three Cameroonian soldiers killed today served with the Motorized Infantry Battalion and the Rapid Intervention Battalion. A Cameroonian journalist covering the crisis says Boko Haram slaughtered people in mosques, homes and on the streets of Fotokol. At the time of writing this report, scores of bodies including those of Boko Haram fighters littered the streets of Fotokol.

Cameroon Concord has learnt from one of the Cameroon military commanders that Boko Haram seems to have received reinforcements from Libyan, Malian and Sudanese mercenaries confirming our earlier position that it is a well coordinated movement with backing from the West. Today’s attack on Fotokol was launched during prayer hours that eventually took the combined Cameroon and Chadian forces operating in the area by surprise. Our reporters in Yaoundé, the nation’s capital will be bringing to our readers the official death toll as soon as it is made public by the Cameroon government.

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Many civil organizations have expressed fears that a humanitarian crisis is slowly but surely developing in the Far North region of Cameroon. Local Non-Governmental Organizations operating within the area have all raised fingers that the civilian population is most affected by the attacks regularly carried out by the Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram. With local and international media only interested in the military side of the conflict, Cameroon Concord can now reveal that the inhabitants of the localities of Hodogo, Makambara, Magdeme, Mora, Yegoua, Kolofata, Ldoutsaf, Amchide, Achighachia, Kourgui, Vreket, Tourou, Lbodan, Kousseri Fotokol, Damboré, Koubougué, Mayo-Moskota, Talakachi, Nguetchéwé , Maltam, Fima, Medina, Ldingding, Tacha Sigal, Sadigo, Woula, Kalakachi, Mallouri, Kouyape, Kidji-Gangwa, Houerbech, Leimari, Bornori, Djoudjé-Kerawa, Goldavi------ victims of attacks in recent months by Boko Haram comprising looting of livestock and crops, schools and homes, mines, rape, murder and kidnappings, live an unprecedented nightmare.

4 out of the 6 Divisions that make up the Far North region are affected by the atrocities of Boko Haram. The Far North region, reportedly one of the most populous in Cameroon with over 3.48 million inhabitants covering an area of 34,263 km2 is now facing a humanitarian disaster. Many schools have not opened since the 2014-2015 academic year. Those that have kept their doors opened are occupied by refugees fleeing Boko Haram onslaught. Essential commodities such as rice, salt, sugar, oil and milk are completely absent. The transport industry has disappeared in thin air because Boko Haram militants have regularly slaughtered many of the drivers. Cameroon Concord thinks that the government should create as soon as possible a department at the Ministry of External Relations to solicit help from the Cameroonian Diaspora in Europe, USA, Canada, Asia and Latin America.

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The Nigerian army, backed by civilian volunteers and forces from Chad and Cameroon, has retaken several towns held by Takfiri Boko Haram terrorists. "Our troops are in control after operations which had the active support of volunteers and our friendly neighbors," Nigeria’s National Security spokesman Mike Omeri said on Monday. The army managed to liberate the towns of Mafa, Mallam Fatori, Abadam, Marte and Gamboru in the northeastern state of Borno, Omeri added. Boko Haram had captured the towns along Nigeria's border a few months ago. The terrorist group has also conducted a series of cross-border assaults in Nigeria’s neighboring countries, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger.

Late last year, the four directly-affected countries agreed along with Benin to set up a joint force against Boko Haram. The initiative was supported by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union on Friday. Cameroon launched airstrikes against Boko Haram on December 28 last year after nearly 1,000 Boko Haram militants assaulted a military camp near the country’s northern border, forcing the Cameroonian troops to flee. The base was retaken by the Cameroonian military later.

On January 18, Chadian soldiers were deployed to join neighboring Cameroon to help fight Boko Haram militants.  Boko Haram, whose name means “Western education is forbidden,” controls large parts of northeastern Nigeria and says its goal is to overthrow the Nigerian government.It has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly shootings and bombings in various parts of Nigeria since the beginning of its attacks in 2009, which have left over 13,000 people dead and 1.5 million displaced.

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Chadian ground troops have stepped on Nigerian soil for the first time to assist the Abuja government in its battle against the Takfiri Boko Haram militants. According to the Chadian national security spokesman, the troops equipped with armored vehicles crossed into Nigeria on Tuesday via a bridge that links the Cameroonian town of Fotokol with the northeastern Nigerian border town of Gambaru in the country’s restive Borno State. The Chadian official added that Gambaru, which had been under the occupation of the Takfiri militants for several months, was retaken from the terrorists over the weekend.

Chadian forces have only been launching air raids against the militants up until now. On Sunday, two Chadian military helicopters targeted the positions of Boko Haram Takfiri terrorists in Gamboru. “Through these air strikes, we aim to neutralize the enemy to pave the way for Gambaru to be liberated,” said a Chadian army officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity. In a separate operation on Sunday, Chadian and Cameroonian troops, traveling in armored vehicles, gathered in the Cameroonian town of Fotokol across the border from Gambaru.

Fotokol and its surroundings were the scene of clashes between Chadian soldiers and Boko Haram militants on January 29 and 30. According to Chad’s military, four of its soldiers and 123 Boko Haram militants were killed during the two-day clashes in the Cameroonian town. On January 18, Chadian soldiers were deployed to join neighboring Cameroon to help fight Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants. Boko Haram, whose name means “Western education is forbidden,” controls large parts of northeastern Nigeria and says its goal is to overthrow the Nigerian government. It has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly shooting attacks and bombings in various parts of Nigeria since the beginning of its operations in 2009, which have left over 13,000 people dead and 1.5 million displaced. Boko Haram has also conducted terrorist attacks in Nigeria’s neighboring countries, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger.

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