Chadian troops crossed the border into Nigeria and ejected Boko Haram from the town of Gamboru, which the group has held for several months. The Nigerian military claimed the country's sovereignty remains intact. Nigerian and Chadian warplanes have bombed the jihadist group "out of a slew of northeastern Nigerian towns." Boko Haram's pressure on Maiduguri has "put a stranglehold on one of Nigeria's key cities." The UN condemned the jihadist group's recent attacks.
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