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Jan
06
2023
By The African Mirror
Chad foils possible coup

Chad foils possible coup

NEWS
CHADIAN security forces have foiled an attempt by a group of army officers to destabilize the country and undermine constitutional order, the government said in a statement. "This plan was devised by a restricted group of conspirators composed of 11 army officers," the statement said. At their head was Baradine Berdei Targuio, president of the Chadian Human Rights Organisation, it said. Reuters was unable to reach Targuio, who is in prison. Security services have been arresting people linked to the plot since Dec. 8 and have seized military equipment, the statement said. Chad has been on edge since the battlefield…
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Sep
26
2021
By The African Mirror
Chad plans to double army size to deal with security challenges

Chad plans to double army size to deal with security challenges

NEWS
CHAD’S transitional government said on Friday that it plans to drastically increase the size of its army to deal with security challenges, including threats from Islamist militants and armed rebels. Defence Minister General Daoud Yaya Brahim told parliament that the army has begun the process of increasing the total number of troops to 60,000 by the end of 2022, from 35,000 currently. "We have already started the process with the recruitment and training of soldiers and non-commissioned officers. The objective is to build elite unites capable of adapting to the asymmetric warfare our Sahel countries are facing," Brahim said. Chad,…
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May
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Chadian army repels rebels in battle near northern town

Chadian army repels rebels in battle near northern town

NEWS
MAHAMAT RAMADANE CHAD’S ruling military council said on Friday that six of its soldiers had been killed in a battle near the northern town of Nokou that resulted in several hundred killed on the rebel side and 60 captured. The two sides were fighting on Thursday near Nokou, which is about 20 km (12 miles) from where former president Idriss Deby was fatally wounded earlier in April, plunging the country into crisis. The council said it had successfully repelled a rebel incursion towards Nokou, and that an additional 22 of its own soldiers were wounded in the encounter. "The search…
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Apr
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Chadian army battles rebels in northern town

Chadian army battles rebels in northern town

NEWS
MAHAMAT RAMADANE CHAD’S army battled with rebels yesterday near the town of Nokou, about 20 km (12 miles) from where former president Idriss Deby was fatally wounded 10 days ago, rebels and the army said. Deby was killed on April 19 as he visited troops fighting Libya-based rebels from the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), which opposed his 30-year rule. A military council headed by his son took control of Chad after his death, a move which opposition politicians have condemned as a coup. The rebels issued a statement on Thursday saying they had taken control of…
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