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There was no accurate casualty toll but the local UFDD commander claimed that they killed more than 100 Chadian soldiers, and lost 50 of their own fighters. On the other hand, the Chadian government did not give an immediate death toll but claimed that there forces were still in control of Biltine, despite rebel claims.
The Chadian Civil War of 2005–2010 [31] began on 18 December 2005. Since its independence from France in 1960, Chad has been swamped by civil wars between the Arab-Muslims of the north and the Sub-Saharan - Christians of the south. [ 32 ]
The Battle of N'Djamena took place between the forces of the revolutionary United Front for Democratic Change (UFCD) and the military of Chad that occurred on 13 April 2006 when rebel forces launched an assault on the capital of Chad in the pre-dawn hours, attempting to overthrow the government of President Idriss Déby Itno from their bases an estimated thousand miles east.
This is a list of conflicts in Chad arranged chronologically from medieval to modern times. This list includes both nationwide and international types of war, including the following: wars of independence , liberation wars , colonial wars , undeclared wars , proxy wars , territorial disputes , and world wars .
A column of UFDD fighters entered Chadian territory from their bases in Sudan on November 24, intending to attack Chadian troops defending refugee camps in Abou Goulem and Am Zoer. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] UFDD commander Mahamat Nouri stated that he had received information that his troops would be under attack by the Chadian government. [ 1 ]
Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons arrive for a "Civil War" special screening at the Academy Museum in April. (Valerie Macon / AFP via Getty Images) Warning: The following contains spoilers for ...
Locations of N'Djamena and Massaguet in Chad. In April 2006, soon after the beginning of the civil war in Chad, government forces repelled a rebel attack on the capital in which hundreds of people were killed; the rebels responsible for the attack, the United Front for Democratic Change (FUC) led by Mohammed Nour Abdelkerim, rallied to the government in December. [12]
On February 1, the French air force, which was intervening on behalf of the Chadian government in reconnaissance missions, spotted a column of rebels between Ati and N'Djamena. Deby went out to confront the rebels, sparking a first battle at Massakory. Fighting at Massakory was very fierce, and Chadian forces were eventually routed.