A dozen people, including civilians and military personnel, have been killed in the Far North of Cameroon in two separate attacks blamed on the militant sect Boko Haram, APA learned on Tuesday.The first raid in Darak, a locality in the Lake Chad area, targeted a military column in an outpost manned by soldiers of the Joint Multinational Force (MFF).

The defense forces repulsed the raid by neutralizing some 20 suspected jihadists.

The second offensive in the Kolofata district targeted mainly civilians.

Boko Haram’s deadly raids have intensified in recent days, especially in the border towns of Kolofata and Nguetchewe near Chad and Nigeria. </s> Source: Xinhua| 2019-06-12 07:46:22|Editor: Yang Yi

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YAOUNDE, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from an attack by terror group Boko Haram in Darak, a town in Cameroon's Far North region bordering Lake Chad, rose to 37, military sources said Tuesday.

"We now know that 21 soldiers and 16 civilians were killed in the attack. We arrested some 15 Boko Haram militants and neutralized some. We are still searching for some missing civilians and soldiers," a military officer, who asked not to be named, told Xinhua.

According to local authorities, Boko Haram attacked the town on Sunday night and clashed with the Cameroonian army until Monday afternoon.

"They were shooting indiscriminately, killing civilians in the process. Some of those shot fell into Lake Chad and the bodies were retrieved after," the officer added.

"If they (terrorists) had come during peak hours, today would be a disaster. They even broke into the military camp, then left with weapons and equipment," Alifa Adoum, a resident of Darak, told Xinhua Tuesday morning. He lost his brother in Boko Haram's attack.

On Tuesday, the region's governor Midjiyawa Bakari said "life was returning to normal" in the region after the attack and stressed that the civilians and soldiers "must remain vigilant."

"Boko Haram can fall upon us at any moment," Darak mayor Ali Ramat told Xinhua Tuesday morning. He called for military reinforcement and a change of strategy of the army fighting the terror group.

The attack is the bloodiest in the region since the start of this year. </s> At least seven soldiers and two civilians were killed in the Darak Island, Logone and Chari Division in the Far North region of Cameroon following an attack by Boko Haram fighters that took place very early Monday June 10, 2019.

According to sources, heavily armed Boko Haram terrorists attacked the Gendarmerie station and the Multinational Mixed Force of Darak at about Past 3am.

The source further states that this led to a long confrontation between both forces that led to the dead of at least seven militaries, two civilians and other Boko Haram fighters, including some soldiers missing.

The Logone and Chari Division is found on the border between Cameroon and the federal Republic of Nigeria.

Boko Haram attacks in the whole of this area have taken a disturbing intensity recently. </s> Terrorists belonging to the Boko Haram group active in Nigeria killed at least 26 people in an attack in neighboring Cameroon that was one of the bloodiest in recent months, according to a security official.

"Seventeen soldiers and nine civilians" were killed in the attack early Monday on Darak, a Cameroonian island located near Lake Chad, the regional security official told AFP.

A preliminary count, given on Monday, had three Cameroonian soldiers killed along with an unspecified number of civilians in an attack on a military post in the area.

The official told AFP on Tuesday that the Boko Haram attack sparked fierce combat with Cameroonian troops. He said 40 of the terrorists were captured and seven soldiers remained missing.

Before being repelled, the terrorists managed to hoist their flag over Darak, several security sources said.

Boko Haram's decade-long uprising in Nigeria's northeast, which has killed more than 27,000 people and left 1.8 million homeless, has spilled into neighboring Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

An anti-Boko Haram force combining soldiers from Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and Nigeria has been set up but has failed to rout the group from the restive Lake Chad region. </s> Three Cameroonian soldiers and an unspecified number of civilians were killed during an overnight attack by Boko Haram on a military post manned by a multinational force, security sources said Monday.

The raid in the village of Darak in western Cameroon’s Lake Chad region was followed by heavy fighting, a security source said.

“Three soldiers and (some) civilians were killed,” the source said, confirming a claim from a member of a local self-defence militia.

“Around 3:45 am, many heavily armed Boko Haram members targeted a post of the multinational force and a brigade.

“It was followed by heavy fighting lasting several hours,” the source said.

Boko Haram’s decade-long uprising to establish a hardline Islamic state in Nigeria’s northeast, which has killed more than 27,000 people and left 1.8 million homeless, has spilled into neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

An anti-Boko Haram force combining soldiers from Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and Nigeria has been set up but has failed to rout the group from the restive Lake Chad region. </s> N'Djamena, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Jun, 2019 ) :Seven Chadian soldiers and a local guard were killed in a Boko Haram ambush in Lake Chad, the latest in a surge of attacks in the region, security sources said on Sunday.

Boko Haram militants have been waging a decade-long insurgency in northwest Nigeria, but the conflict has spilled into Lake Chad where Nigeria borders Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

Security sources said the seven Chadian soldiers and the guard were killed in an ambush on Friday in Mbomouga in Chad's Ngouboua area, and another 13 people were wounded.

"The Boko Haram forces lost six of their people and left behind two weapons," one security source said.

Among the soldiers killed was a gendarme colonel, the source said.

Another source said three army officers were killed in the attack.

Since 2018, Boko Haram has carried out at least nine attacks on Chad. But the jihadist group has stepped up attacks outside Nigeria after a period of calm last year.

Last month, militants killed four people in an attack on a Cameroonian island on Lake Chad and Boko Haram killed another 13 villagers in eastern Chad.

In March jihadists killed at least 23 Chadian soldiers in an attack on an army post in the group's deadliest attack on the country's military.

Since 2015, troops from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria have been grouped into a mixed, multi-national force in a bid to help fight militants. </s> N'Djamena (AFP) - At least 11 Chadian soldiers were killed in an attack blamed on Boko Haram jihadists at Lake Chad, the latest in a surge of attacks in the region, authorities said on Sunday.

"The Chadian army lost 11 men including three officers... and six soldiers were wounded," the regional authority told AFP.

It added that Chadian forces killed "26 Boko Haram members" in fighting at Tchoukoutalia after the soldiers recovered cattle that the militants had seized.

Boko Haram militants have been waging a decade-long insurgency in northwest Nigeria, but the conflict has spilled into the Lake Chad region where Nigeria borders Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

Security sources earlier said seven Chadian soldiers and a guard were killed in the ambush that happened on Friday in Mbomouga in Chad's Ngouboua area.

Since 2018, Boko Haram has carried out at least nine attacks on Chad. But the jihadist group has stepped up attacks outside Nigeria after a period of calm last year.

Last month, militants killed four people in an attack on a Cameroonian island on Lake Chad and Boko Haram killed another 13 villagers in eastern Chad.

In March jihadists killed at least 23 Chadian soldiers in an attack on an army post in the group's deadliest attack on the country's military.

Since 2015, troops from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria have been grouped into a mixed, multi-national force in a bid to help fight Islamist militants. </s> N'djamena: At least 11 Chadian soldiers were killed in an attack blamed on Boko Haram jihadists at Lake Chad, the latest in a surge of attacks in the region, authorities said on Sunday.

"The Chadian army lost 11 men including three officers... and six soldiers were wounded,” the regional authority told AFP.

It added that Chadian forces killed "26 Boko Haram members" in fighting at Tchoukoutalia after the soldiers recovered cattle that the militants had seized.

Boko Haram militants have been waging a decade-long insurgency in northwest Nigeria, but the conflict has spilled into the Lake Chad region where Nigeria borders Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

Security sources earlier said seven Chadian soldiers and a guard were killed in the ambush that happened on Friday in Mbomouga in Chad's Ngouboua area.

Since 2018, Boko Haram has carried out at least nine attacks on Chad. But the jihadist group has stepped up attacks outside Nigeria after a period of calm last year. Last month, militants killed four people in an attack on a Cameroonian island on Lake Chad and Boko Haram killed another 13 villagers in eastern Chad.

In March jihadists killed at least 23 Chadian soldiers in an attack on an army post in the group's deadliest attack on the country's military.

Since 2015, troops from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria have been grouped into a mixed, multi-national force in a bid to help fight Islamist militants. </s> Seven Chadian soldiers and a local guard were killed in a Boko Haram jihadist ambush in Lake Chad, the latest in a surge of attacks in the region, security sources said on Sunday.

Boko Haram militants have been waging a decade-long insurgency in northwest Nigeria, but the conflict has spilled into Lake Chad where Nigeria borders Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

Security sources said the seven Chadian soldiers and the guard were killed in an ambush on Friday in Mbomouga in Chad’s Ngouboua area, and another 13 people were wounded.

“The Boko Haram forces lost six of their people and left behind two weapons,” one security source said.

Among the soldiers killed was a gendarme colonel, the source said. Another source said three army officers were killed in the attack.

The attack came as Multinational Joint Task Force, involving Nigerian and Chadian troops neutralised 42 Boko Haram terrorists in clearance operation in Cross-Kauwa-Baga-Doron-Naira villages in Lake Chad area. One Chadian soldier was killed while 10 other soldiers were wounded.

Since 2018, Boko Haram has carried out at least nine attacks on Chad. But the jihadist group has stepped up attacks outside Nigeria after a period of calm last year.

Last month, militants killed four people in an attack on a Cameroonian island on Lake Chad and Boko Haram killed another 13 villagers in eastern Chad.

In March jihadists killed at least 23 Chadian soldiers in an attack on an army post in the group’s deadliest attack on the country’s military.

Since 2015, troops from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria have been grouped into a mixed, multi-national force in a bid to help fight Islamist militants.
Boko Haram militants attacked the town of Darak in Cameroon’s Far North Region bordering Lake Chad, killing 21 soldiers and 16 civilians. Several Boko Haram attackers were also killed.