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Chadian Air Chief Idriss Pledges Continuous Support For MNJTF

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja – The Chadian Chief of Air Staff, Gen. Amine Idriss, has assured the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) of air support to its troops by the Chadian Air Force, in ongoing counter-insurgency operations. Idriss gave the assurance when the Force Commander, MNJTF, Maj.-Gen. Abdul-Khalifah Ibrahim, paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday, in N`Djamena, Chad. The Chief, Military Public Information for MNJTF, Col. Muhammad Dole, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in N`Djamena, Chad. The air chief said that the previous Force Commanders had established a good relationship with the Chadian Air force, underscoring the imperative of team work with MNJTF. He added that the MNJTF would continue to remain a priority to the Chadian Air force, in spite of its national commitments. Idriss encouraged the force Commander to regularly reach out to other military and security chiefs, to further consolidate the good military brotherhood. Earlier, the MNJTF commander said the visit was part of ongoing familiarisation tour of some strategic senior military commanders and security chiefs in the Lake Chad region. Ibrahim added that …

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Never Will Chadian Soldiers Take Part in Military Mission Outside Our Borders Again – Deby Vows

April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Precise Post staff Abuja (Precise Post) – President Idriss Deby has declared that Chadian troops will no longer participate in military operations outside the country’s borders. He said this was as part of National Army campaigns against Boko Haram and armed groups active in the Lake Chad region. “Our troops have died for Lake Chad and the Sahel. From today, no Chadian soldiers will take part in a military mission outside Chad,” Al-Jazeera quoted him as telling Chadian national TV. Deby’s lamented failures by allies to do more in the fight against Boko Haram and other terror sects including ISWAP. Chad said its offensive left 1,000 insurgents dead while 52 troops lost their lives. The area borders Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. In 2015, the four countries and Benin Republic formed the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), to fight Boko Haram. But Chad complained to the Task Force after 92 soldiers were killed in Boma. The country wondered how Boko Haram passed through the area other nations were supposedly guarding. “Chad is alone in shouldering all the burden of …