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Fierce Clashes Break out between Army, Rebels in North of Chad


Thu 29 Apr 2021 | 11:17 AM
Ahmed Moamar

A military Chadian source said today, Thursday, that fierce clashes erupted in the northern part of the country between the army and rebels of the  Front of Change and Concord (FACT).

The Chadian source assured that the rebels may be annihilated if they were banned from entering into Niger or prevented from sneaking to Libya.

It is worth noting the governing military council in Chad has asked Niger to prevent the rebels from infiltrating into its territories and to cooperate to smash them.

This development came after two days of rejection of participating of the rebels of the FACT in the national dialog.

Members of the military junta described the FACT as a terrorist movement that killed Chad's President Idris Deby on 20 April.

On the other hand, calm has returned to N'Djamena, the capital city of Chad, after a day of murdering five people over conformations between the army units and protesters in the city.

Large numbers of security personnel were deployed to deter the demonstrators from gathering in the streets, meanwhile, burnt tires were seen in some areas of N'Djamena.

Djere Bartier, one of the leaders of the protesters in the Chadian said they want to give time to families of their comrades to mourn their relative who killed in the clashes with the army.

He pointed out that the struggle against the military junta will continue over the coming period.

However, groups of civil society call for more protests in Chad to topple the military junta.

One group claimed that five persons were killed and dozens were injured in clashes with the army on Tuesday.

Despite calls of the opposition for protests, it seemed that populations of the main cities in Chad preferred to stay at their home.

Observers indicate that Chad, one of the poorest countries in the world, has a long history with civil war which reduced little during the rule of Idris Deby that lasts for 30 years.