According to new report from Al jazeera, Soldiers from Chad killed 207 Boko Haram fighters in clashes near a Nigerian town close to the border with Cameroon, Chad's army announced in a statement.
One Chadian soldier was killed and another nine were wounded in Gambaru, the scene of regular attacks by the group in recent months. There was no immediate independent verification of the Chadian army's announcement, reports Reuters news agency.
Chad's military also claimed to have seized large quantities of small arms and ammunition and two pick-up trucks on Tuesday.