Chad has intercepted a large
cache of different types of weapons sent from ISIS affiliate in Libya and going
to Boko Haram insurgents in the Lake Chad region. The weapons were seized two
weeks ago, underscoring the increasing ties between Boko Haram and the Islamic
State, which now has a foothold from its northern base of Sirte, south of
Libya, next door to Chad.
Brig. Gen. Donald Bolduc, commander of US special operations in Africa, made this revelation in Ndjamena as US ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power came for a visit.
‘’The Boko Haram-IS nexus may pose the greatest immediate threat to the Lake Chad region,’’ Bolduc said.
Although Boko Haram pledged its allegiance to the Islamic State last year, the operational connection has been unclear.
Bolduc said the groups clearly share “tactics, techniques, and procedures,” from the way they conduct complex ambushes and set improvised explosive devices like roadside bombs, to how they undertake high-profile attacks on hotels.
“You can, I think, draw a conclusion,” Bolduc told reporters. The implication was that the weapons were sent by the Islamic State, which has established a foothold along Libya’s Mediterranean coast, near the city of Sirte.
Brig. Gen. Donald Bolduc, commander of US special operations in Africa, made this revelation in Ndjamena as US ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power came for a visit.
‘’The Boko Haram-IS nexus may pose the greatest immediate threat to the Lake Chad region,’’ Bolduc said.
Although Boko Haram pledged its allegiance to the Islamic State last year, the operational connection has been unclear.
Bolduc said the groups clearly share “tactics, techniques, and procedures,” from the way they conduct complex ambushes and set improvised explosive devices like roadside bombs, to how they undertake high-profile attacks on hotels.
“You can, I think, draw a conclusion,” Bolduc told reporters. The implication was that the weapons were sent by the Islamic State, which has established a foothold along Libya’s Mediterranean coast, near the city of Sirte.