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The Northern Chad offensive was a military offensive in Northern Chad, initiated by the Chadian rebel group Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), took place from 11 April to 9 May 2021. [9] It began in the Tibesti Region in the north of the country following the 2021 Chadian presidential election .
Other rebel groups are also involved in the insurgency, though to a lesser extent. In 2021, Idriss Déby was killed during a major rebel offensive. Despite this, the insurgents were ultimately repelled and Mahamat Déby Itno rose to succeed his father as ruler of Chad. Though a ceasefire agreement was signed by many insurgent groups in August ...
The Front for Change and Concord in Chad (Arabic: جبهة التغيير والوفاق في تشاد, French: Front pour l’alternance et la concorde au Tchad), or FACT, is a political and military organisation created by SG Mahamat Mahdi Ali in March 2016 in Tanua, in the north of Chad, with the goal of overthrowing the government of Chad.
The Union of Forces for Democracy and Development is the largest group of Chadian rebel forces opposed to former President Idriss Déby. It was formed in October 2006 under the leadership of Mahamat Nouri. The group consists of: United Front for Democratic Change; Democratic Revolutionary Council; Union of Forces for Progress and Democracy
The United Front for Democratic Change (Arabic: الجبهة المتحدة للتغيير الديمقراطي, French: Front uni pour le changement; FUC) was a Chadian rebel alliance, made up of eight individual rebel groups, all with the goals of overthrowing the government of Chadian president Idriss Déby.
General Mahamat Nouri (born 1947) [1] is a Chadian insurgent leader who currently commands the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD). A Muslim from northern Chad, he began his career as a FROLINAT rebel, and when the group's Second Army split in 1976 he sided with his kinsman Hissène Habré.
Several prominent Chadians were killed in the first days of the protest, including Oredje Narcisse, a journalist for Chadian news site Tchadinfos, and Ray's Kim, a local popular musician. [16] In an attack on the US embassy in N'Djamena, four people were killed by protesters. [ 20 ]
Smaller parts of the opposition and rebel groups supported a "No" vote or said they will boycott the referendum. [11] Boycotters said that the military junta held too much control over the referendum's process, and described the vote as a "facre" to ensure the military leadership continue to hold control over Chad. [ 9 ]