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Ngouboua

Coordinates: 13°31′36″N 14°1′2″E / 13.52667°N 14.01722°E / 13.52667; 14.01722
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Ngouboua
انغوبؤا
Ngouboua is located in Chad
Ngouboua
Ngouboua
Location in Chad
Coordinates: 13°31′36″N 14°1′2″E / 13.52667°N 14.01722°E / 13.52667; 14.01722
Country Chad
RegionLac

Ngouboua (Arabic: انغوبؤا) is a village in Chad. In February 2015, it was attacked by Boko Haram.[1] In November 2022, many Chadian soldiers were killed by militants.[2]

2022 attack

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On 22 November 2022, at least ten Chadian soldiers were killed in an attack reportedly carried out by jihadist group Boko Haram.[3] The attack occurred near Ngouboua in the Lake Chad area.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Nigeria's Boko Haram militants attack Chad for first time". BBC. February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ten soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack in western Chad". The East African. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  3. ^ "Dozens of Chadian soldiers killed in Boko Haram surprise attack". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  4. ^ "Chadian soldiers killed in attack by 'shadowy' Boko Haram". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  5. ^ "Ten soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack in western Chad". The East African. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-25.