US TRAVEL BAN: Chad pulls back its troops from fighting Boko Haram

 

Chad has pulled back several troops from neighboring Niger, where they were helping nearby powers battle Boko Haram Islamist militants​.​ 

Reuters reports that the move came a month after the immense focal African nation whined around a surprising U.S. travel boycott forced on its nationals. 

Chad cautioned at the time the request could influence its security responsibilities, which incorporate its inclusion in the U.S.- sponsored battle against Boko Haram. 

Occupants said the withdrawal had just affected Niger's Diffa locale, which has seen a series of assaults by Boko Haram aggressors traverse from their base in neighboring Nigeria. 

Ibrahim Arimi from the outskirt town of Bosso said banditry had expanded since the Chadian troops began leaving and he had been incidentally moved to another town for security. 

Diffa parliamentarian Lamido Moumouni said inhabitants had begun whining. 

"They have come to depend on the powers so there is an observation that security will need," he said​. 

At its crest in 2016 after an assault in Bosso, Chad had 2,000 troops in Niger to help counter Boko Haram despite the fact that security sources said this has fallen since. 

Boko Haram has assaulted Chad, Niger and Cameroon from its base in upper east Nigeria. 

Its eight-year offer to cut out an Islamist caliphate has driven millions from their homes, no less than 200,000 of them are currently situated in Diffa, with little prospect of returning home.