Chad urges international community to boost support after Boko Haram attack

After Chadian president Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Monday sent security forces in pursuit of the Boko Haram jihadists behind Sunday’s attack that killed 40 Chadian soldiers, the landlocked country’s government appealed for the international community to « intensify » its support for counter-terrorism measures in the Sahel region.