Chad Basin campaign (2018–2020)
Series of battles and offensives in the Chad Basin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Chad Basin campaign of 2018–2020 was a series of battles and offensives in the southern Chad Basin, particularly northeastern Nigeria, which took place amid the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency. The Chad Basin witnessed an upsurge of insurgent activity from early November 2018, as rebels belonging to the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram launched offensives and several raids to regain military strength and seize territory in a renewed attempt to establish an Islamic state in the region. These attacks, especially those by ISWAP, met with considerable success and resulted in the displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians. The member states of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF), namely Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon responded to the increased insurgent activity with counter-offensives. These operations repulsed the rebels in many areas but failed to fully contain the insurgency.
Chad Basin campaign | |||||||||
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Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |||||||||
Map of Lake Chad and surroundings in 1973, including many locations that were targeted by insurgents in late 2018 and early 2019 | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) Self-defense militias[2] |
Boko Haram | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Mansur Dan Ali (Nigerian Defense Minister) Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai Jon Walsh[3] (Nigerian chief of army staff) Joseph Beti Assomo[4] (Cameroonian Defense Minister) Lt. Gen. René Claude Meka[4] (Cameroonian defense chief of staff) Daoud Yaya Brahim[5] (Chadian Defense Minister) Taher Erda[5] (Chadian chief of general staff) Maj. Gen. Chikezie Ude[6] (MJTF chief) Maj. Gen. Olufemi Akinjobi[6] (Operation Yancin Tafki Land Component commander) |
Abu Musab al-Barnawi (WIA) Abubakar Shekau Man Chari † "Bakura" | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
Nigerian Armed Forces Niger Armed Forces Cameroon Armed Forces Military of Chad |
Boko Haram forces
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Strength | |||||||||
Thousands Numerous aircraft |
ISWAP: Boko Haram: c. 1,000–1,500 (estimate) | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Hundreds killed Much war materiel destroyed or captured |
Hundreds killed Many vehicles destroyed or captured | ||||||||
Hundreds of civilians killed, hundreds of thousands displaced |