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Chad: the Chadian army shaken by the death of a hundred men

By killing a hundred Chadian soldiers overnight, the jihadist group Boko Haram has tarnished the reputation of an army presented by its president Idriss Déby Itno as a bulwark against terrorism in Africa.

"Bohoma will remain as a scar for the army," said a Chadian officer, who requested anonymity.

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