Cameroon is asking Chad to withdraw its troops from a fishing and agriculture island in the volatile region of Lake Chad.
Cameroon says it wants its own troops to take total control of Birnigoni. Chad's military began occupying the island in 2014 to fight Boko Haram militants and protect civilians.
Col. Tiokap Pierre Loti, commander of Cameroonian troops in the Multinational Joint Task Force fighting Boko Haram, said Cameroon and Chad have always preferred the rule of law, diplomacy and dialogue in settling disputes along their more than 1,100-kilometer porous land border. Mahamat Souleymane, Chad's infantry chief of staff, said President Mahamat Idriss Deby wants troops from Cameroon and Chad to launch joint operations to protect civilians before Chad's army eventually leaves.
He predicted that several hundred ranchers and fishers who fled raids and heavy fighting between Boko Haram terrorists and Chadian troops would want to return to the island if Cameroonian troops can assure their safety. Chad's military acknowledges there are regular jihadist attacks but denies some of its troops were killed.
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