Chad troops kill 17 jihadists after 6 die in Lake Chad attacks

N'Djamena (AFP) - Six people, including two soldiers, died in an overnight Boko Haram attacks near Lake Chad, security and army sources said on Saturday, saying Chadian troops had killed 17 assailants in a counter-offensive.Three forestry officials and a customs officer and two soldiers were killed in attacks on Moussarom and Ngueleya located in the Lake Chad region, south of Baga Sola, a security source told AFP.Chadian army spokesman Colonel Azam said "17 Boko Haram members have been killed" a