PHOTOS: Chadian Military Captures Suspected Members of Boko Haram, including "The Butcher"

Pictured above is a man, whom the Chadian military say they have taken prisoner for belonging to insurgent group Boko Haram. In the picture, he is seen in Gambaru February 26, 2015. The Chadian military nicknamed the man "the Butcher", according to Reuters.

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. See more pics after the cut.

A boy, who the Chadian military say is the son of a Boko Haram fighter the Chadian military killed during battle, stands next to soldiers in Gambaru, February 26, 2015. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

A prisoner suspected of being a member of insurgent group Boko Haram sits in the field base of Chadian soldiers in Gambaru, Nigeria, February 26, 2015. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

Weapons belonging to insurgent group Boko Haram that Chadian military say they took during battle 

Chadian soldiers drive to the front line in the war against insurgent group Boko Haram

Chadian soldiers push a military pickup truck to get it out of the sand near the front line in the war against insurgent group Boko Haram 

Chadian soldiers drive near the front line during battle against insurgent group Boko Haram

A Chadian soldier fixes his headscarf while driving at the front line during battle against insurgent group Boko Haram

A Chadian military general inspects an armored vehicle, which the Chadian military say was taken by them from insurgent group Boko Haram during battle 

 Chadian soldier peers into a burnt armoured vehicle, which the Chadian military say belonged to insurgent group Boko Haram, after the Chadians destroyed it during battle

A Chadian soldier rides atop a pickup truck next to a bag of rocket-propelled grenades 

A Chadian soldier wears charms for protection near the front line during battle against insurgent group Boko Haram

Chadian soldiers drive through the town of Gambaru, Nigeria, February 26, 2015

Chadian soldiers cook food near the front line during battle against insurgent group Boko Haram in Gambaru, February 26, 2015. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

Chadian soldiers stand next to what they say was a camp for insurgent group Boko Haram, which the Chadian military said they destroyed in battle, in Gambaru, Nigeria, February 26, 2015. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

The body of a man, believed to be a Boko Haram fighter and who was killed by the Chadian military during battle

 
Chadian soldiers drive near the front line in the war against insurgent group Boko Haram in Gambaru, Nigeria, February 26, 2015. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

Photo credit - Reuters