DHAKA: Soldiers from Chad killed 207 Boko Haram fighters in clashes near a Nigerian town close to the border with Cameroon.

Chad’s army announced this in a statement that reports Aljazeera on Wednesday.

One Chadian soldier was killed and another nine were wounded in Gambaru, the scene of regular attacks by the group in recent months.

There was no immediate independent verification of the Chadian army's announcement.

Chad’s military also claimed to have seized large quantities of small arms and ammunition and two pick-up trucks on Tuesday.

Niger, Cameroon and Chad have launched a regional military campaign to help Nigeria defeat the Boko Haram insurgency, which aims to carve an Islamic emirate out of northeastern Nigeria.

BDST: 2028 HRS, FEB 25, 2015