The armed forces of Chad come into Nigeria to fight Boko Haram

Chad, probably supported by France, launched a military offensive on a regional scale with operations on the territories of Nigeria and Cameroon, to counter the increased danger of the Islamist group Boko Haram. This is a military operation that the army of Chad does to protect its territory from any overruns of the fundamentalists, as happened for Cameroon, and the serious violence committed Nigerian shores of Lake Chad. The strategic objective is to take control of some terrorist strongholds outside the territory of Chad, which could leave expeditions against the country. The action of penetration into Nigerian territory was preceded by bombing, followed by raids which resulted in fighting, after which the Nigerian city stronghold of Boko Haram (Gamboru) was conquered by the troops of Chad, who have made their operational base. The intentions of Chad seem to be the result of a decline of the forces of Boko Haram from its border, without affecting the integrity of the territory of Nigeria; to reinforce this view there would be a tacit agreement of the Nigerian armed forces, which would be conducive to the operation on its territory, also to bridge the difficulties of the Nigeria Army to give an adequate response to acts of terrorism by Islamic fundamentalists. Certainly the situation, from the point of view of international law, is an anomaly, since the troops of a foreign country act on the territory of another state, however, the emergence of a counter force alternative is for the government of the country in which it operates and that threatens to become a supranational presence, can be a justification for the work of Chad, if this action preserves the limits of not undermining the integrity of the state government on which the intervention takes place in war. This would be a sort of alliance, given that Chad is working not only for himself, also to reduce the danger of Boko Haram in Nigeria itself and also in Cameroon. One can reasonably assume that the Chadian authorities have previously warned, if not agreed, transactions with the other governments of the countries concerned, given that there were, it claims, and even hostile acts against the forces of Chad by the regular troops of Nigeria and Cameroon. The little opposition, due to military unpreparedness and probably not suitable for a weapon to fight the fundamentalists, Nigerian forces would be at the base of the army of Chad, come to reflect the fact that a contingent of Boko Haram would be concentrated in an area on the border between Niger and Nigeria ready to launch a massive attack. Reasons for Chad, however, go beyond the urgent need to preserve their territory and also a political background, as in Nigeria approaching presidential elections, scheduled for 14 February and the operation could provide greater peace of mind the conduct of operations. Seen in a wider context the action of Chad, is intended to meet even the immobility of the African Union, that whilst providing for the creation of a contingent of 7,500 men to fight Boko Haram, is not implementing practices of urgency to intervene quickly in a crisis that has already created more than 13,000 victims and threatens regional stability, with serious humanitarian consequences and the economy of the continent.