Seventy-one Chadian soldiers have been killed and 416 injured in two-and-a-half months\u2019 fighting Boko Haram, the Chadian army said on Friday.<\/p>\n
Chad is taking part in a regional offensive against the Nigeria-based Islamist radicals along with troops from Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon.<\/p>\n
Chad army chief General Brahim Seid told reporters in N\u2019Djamena the \u201cvaliant soldiers\u201d had died since February 3 in the \u201cjust and noble cause of bringing peace and security\u201d to the region.<\/p>\n
The countries neighboring Nigeria, including Chad, sent troops to help crush Boko Haram after the Islamists began to threaten the region surrounding Lake Chad, where the borders of all four nations converge.<\/p>\n
Nigeria\u2019s army has been criticized for failing to deal with Boko Haram fighters whose bid to set up a hardline Islamic state has killed more than 15,000 people since 2009 and put scores of thousands to flight, according to the UN.<\/p>\n
The U.N. on Thursday launched an appeal for $174 million to give \u201clife-saving aid\u201d to the almost 200,000 Nigerians who have fled the country due to the group\u2019s brutal attacks.<\/p>\n
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