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 the 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

  1. ↑ "Boko Haram kills 7 Niger soldiers in Lake Chad attack - US News". US News & World Report. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Boko Haram attacks island on Niger side of Lake Chad". reuters.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Boko Haram kills 7 Niger soldiers in Lake Chad attack". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Nigerian Military Retakes Key Town from Boko Haram". VOA. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Boko Haram launches first deadly attack in Chad". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
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