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The Chadian army said on Sunday that the operation against rebels who have been on the offensive for a month is "over" and that "the situation has returned to normal". The fighting began on 11 April, the day of the presidential election in which Idriss Déby Itno was re-elected for the sixth consecutive time. It was during fighting between the army and the Front pour l'alternance et la concorde au Tchad (FACT) that Marshal Déby was killed. "The war came and we were able to control the situation (...). We cleaned up the place and there is nothing left now. The situation is back to normal," ...

Chad on edge after Déby’s death 9 May 2021 Martyr: A mourner wears a T-shirt with an image of teenager Synna Garandi during his funeral on May 1 2021, after he was killed in a demonstration in N’Djamena on April 27. Photo: Issouf Sanogo/AFP In the wake of the death of President Idriss Déby Itno, N’Djamena is nervous and tense. Where possible, parents have sent their children to their home villages for safety. No one can predict what comes next, but everyone is worried. Less than a month ago Déby secured his sixth term in office in the April 11 election with yet another landslide win....

2021-05-08 15:56:02 GMT2021-05-08 23:56:02(Beijing Time) Xinhua English KHARTOUM, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Some Sudanese political analysts worry that the security situation in Chad would lead to instability in the region, with Sudan likely to be the most affected. Chad has been witnessing disorders and clashes between the government's forces and armed rebels, which on April 20 resulted in the death of Chadian President Idriss Deby. "Definitely the clashes in Chad between the army and the northern rebels will lead to instability in the region," Khalid Dirar, professor of political science at ...

Chad rebels 'fleeing', says defence minister AFP 2 hrs ago AFP © Aude GENET Map of Chad locating the regions of Tibesti and Kanem, where clashes have occurred between the army and rebels Rebels who launched an offensive in northern Chad, sparking clashes that claimed the life of veteran president Idriss Deby Itno, are in flight, the country's new defence minister said on Thursday. "The security forces are thoroughly sweeping the operational area. Most of the prisoners are in the hands of the gendarmerie (police) and are being well-treated. The enemy is fleeing," Defence M...

Rebels who launched an offensive in northern Chad, sparking clashes that claimed the life of veteran president Idriss Deby Itno, are in flight, the country's new defence minister said on Thursday. The group known by their acronym as FACT has been repelled after fighting along the border with Niger about 300 km north of the capital N'Djamena, Brahim Daoud Yaya said. "We have routed these terrorists, some of their leaders have fallen on the battlefield, some are fleeing so we are going after them, some have been lucky enough to get back to Libya. "The police are in the full sweep in the area ...