Chad's transitional president, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, has arrived in Bardaï, a town more than 1,000 km north of the capital N'Djamena, following an "attack" on army positions in the region, the presidency told AFP on Thursday. The CCMSR is one of the country's most active rebel movements, based in southern Libya, from where it operates on both sides of the Libyan and Chadian borders. Wour and Kouri are respectively around 100 km west and 150 km east of Bardaï, where Mr. Déby is visiting. These "simultaneous attacks" on three Chadian positions resulted in "several deaths", including two among the rebels, according to Choueb Adoum, in charge of external relations for the CCMSR. In a recent communiqué, the CCMSR claimed to have "captured alive" 23 soldiers, destroyed nine armored vehicles and stolen various military equipment (weapons and vehicles).

Source: The North Africa Journal August 18, 2023 10:56 UTC