Lake Chad attack
| Lake Chad attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |
| Location | Republic of Chad |
| Date | February 14, 2014 |
| Target | Shores of Lake Chad |
Attack type | Terrorist attack |
| Deaths | 10 |
| Perpetrators | Boko Haram |
The Lake Chad attack was a terrorist attack on the Niger side of Lake Chad by 30 members of Boko Haram, an Islamic sect in northeastern Nigeria.[1][2]
Incident
The incident was reported to have occurred on February 25, 2014 and was launched by members of the insurgents in Northeastern Nigeria.[3] Sophisticated weapons were used in the attack, leaving scores of civilians and 7 soldiers dead.[4] Since the sects had been designated by the US as a "terrorist" organisation in 2009, they had carried out several cross-border attacks but the February 25, 2014 Lake Chad attack was the first attack on the Republic of Chad.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Boko Haram kills 7 Niger soldiers in Lake Chad attack - US News". US News & World Report. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Boko Haram attacks island on Niger side of Lake Chad". reuters.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Boko Haram kills 7 Niger soldiers in Lake Chad attack". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Nigerian Military Retakes Key Town from Boko Haram". VOA. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Boko Haram launches first deadly attack in Chad". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.