2015 in Chad

The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Chad.

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January
  • Refugees fled Borno State, Nigeria on 9 January, following the Boko Haram massacre in the town of Baga. 7,300 fled to neighbouring Chad while over 1,000 were trapped on the island of Kangala in Lake Chad. Nigeria's army vowed to recapture the town, while Niger and Chad withdrew their forces from a transnational force tasked with combating militants.[1]
  • The Military of Chad entered Cameroon to assist in fighting against Boko Haram insurgents on 15 January.[2]
  • Chadian authorities decided on 17 January to send troops to Nigeria and Cameroon to fight Boko Haram militants.[3]

February
  • Boko Haram militants attack Chad for the first time after 30 fighters crossed Lake Chad in four motorboats and attacked the village of Ngouboua. Chad recently joined Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon in a military coalition against Boko Haram.[4]

March
  • Chadian and Nigerien troops begin their joint anti-Boko offensive in Nigeria.[5]

June
  • Boko Haram militants killed themselves in two suicide bomb attacks on police stations in N'Djamena, killing 34 people. Police arrested 60 people and seized a stockpile of firearms.[6]

August
  • On August 24, President Deby replaced Abderahim Bireme Hamid, his Interior Minister, with former Interior Minister Ahmat Mahamat Bachir. He replaced the Finance Minister, Bedoumra Kordje, with Ngarlenan Docdjengar.[7]

October
  • Five Boko Haram militants killed themselves in suicide bomb attacks in the market in Baga Solo on Lake Chad, killing 41 people and wounding 48 others on 11 October.[8]
  • The government stopped paying civil servants, including public school teachers, in October due to falling oil prices, leading to strikes and riots throughout the country. State workers worked for three months with no pay.[9]

December
  • Three suicide bombers suspected of Boko Haram affiliation attacked the island of Loulou Fou in Lake Chad, killing 30 and injuring another 80 people.[10]

References
  1. "More than 7,000 flee to western Chad to escape attacks on key town in Nigeria". 9 January 2015.
  2. "Cameroon says Chad to send large military contingent to fight Boko Haram". Reuters. 15 January 2015.
  3. "Thousands rally in Chad capital to support army move against Boko Haram". 17 January 2015.
  4. "Nigeria's Boko Haram militants attack Chad for first time". British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. "Chad and Niger launch offensive against Boko Haram". Al Jazeera. 9 March 2015.
  6. "Chad suicide bomber kills 15 people in market and injures 80". Reuters via The Guardian. 11 July 2015.
  7. "Deby sacks interior, finance ministers". Reuters via The News Nigeria. 24 August 2015.
  8. "41 killed in Lake Chad blasts blamed on Boko Haram: govt". The Indian Express. 11 October 2015.
  9. "Ciad: presidente Deby promette pagamento salari "senza ritardi" nel 2016". Agenzia Nova. 4 January 2016.
  10. Amy R. Connolly (5 December 2015). "30 dead, 80 injured in three suicide bomb attacks in Chad". UPI.
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