According to reports from Chad, a militant Islamist strike claimed the lives of about 10 soldiers.
An army post near Ngouboua in the Lake Chad region, a marshy territory shared by Chad, Niger, Cameroon, and Nigeria, was attacked early on Tuesday morning.
It has been the target of numerous attacks by the Islamic State and Boko Haram.
Political unrest has shook Chad, and a catastrophic drought brought on by climate change is disastrous for the country’s way of life.
