W’African force kill 42 IS fighters in Lake Chad area

A military task force from West African countries killed 42 Islamic State fighters in the Lake Chad region on June 21, the force said in a statement.

The Multinational Joint Task Force – which comprises soldiers from Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon – said in a statement issued late on Saturday that it killed the insurgents while fighting on a Lake Chad island called Doron Naira.