Army's spokesperson said 96 Boko Haram members were also killed but did not say where the operation took place

Chad's army says an attack by Boko Haram rebels has left 17 soldiers and 96 insurgents dead.

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Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants dead in the country’s west, Chad’s army said. The attack in the Lake Chad region happened on Saturday,