00:00Chad has declared three days of national mourning following recent jihadi attacks that claim the lives of at least 24
00:06soldiers.
00:07The attack, orchestrated by Boko Haram, also claimed the lives of two generals.
00:12The government, in a statement, declared national mourning from Wednesday, May 6, at midnight to Saturday, May 9, at midnight,
00:19in memory of the soldiers who were killed.
00:22During this period, the flag will be flown at half-mast and all festive activities are banned throughout the country.
00:30Chadian soldiers are frequently targeted by Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region, a vast expanse of water and marshland
00:37doted with islands located between Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
00:42Since 2009, it has become a jihadi stronghold, sheltering both Boko Haram fighters and its rivals, the Islamic State West
00:50Africa province, Iswap.
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