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| Boko Haram crisis: Chad's troops enter Nigeria | Boko Haram crisis: Chad's troops enter Nigeria |
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| Chadian troops have entered Nigeria to join the battle against militant Islamist group Boko Haram. | Chadian troops have entered Nigeria to join the battle against militant Islamist group Boko Haram. |
| Armoured vehicles and infantry crossed a bridge from Cameroon following air strikes and mortar attacks on Boko Haram positions, officials say. | |
| Fighting focused on the north-eastern town of Gamboru, Nigerian security spokesman Mike Omeri said. | Fighting focused on the north-eastern town of Gamboru, Nigerian security spokesman Mike Omeri said. |
| Chad's deepening involvement shows how the conflict with Boko Haram is taking a regional dimension. | |
| Last week, Chadian troops reportedly moved into Malumfatori, a Nigerian town which lies near the borders of Chad and Niger, after a ground and air assault against the militants. | Last week, Chadian troops reportedly moved into Malumfatori, a Nigerian town which lies near the borders of Chad and Niger, after a ground and air assault against the militants. |
| 'Recaptured' | |
| Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has threatened to create a caliphate, incorporating parts of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon. | |
| The African Union has responded by backing plans to establish a 7,500-strong regional force to fight Boko Haram. | The African Union has responded by backing plans to establish a 7,500-strong regional force to fight Boko Haram. |
| The Chadian contingent of about 2,000 troops crossed the frontier without a shot being fired, AFP news agency reports from the scene. | |
| Chad warplanes had earlier carried out air strikes for about an hour. | |
| On Monday, Nigeria's army said it had recaptured Gamboru, a small town separated from Cameroon by a river. | |
| Most of its residents had fled after Boko Haram captured it last year. | |
| Nigeria's military has been widely criticised for failing to curb the six-year insurgency which has displaced some 1.5 million people. | |
| Boko Haram at a glance | Boko Haram at a glance |
| Why is Boko Haram so strong? | Why is Boko Haram so strong? |
| Soldiers without weapons | Soldiers without weapons |