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| Chad town 'under attack by Sudan' | Chad town 'under attack by Sudan' |
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| The Chadian government has accused Sudan's army of attacking a town on their border after days of rebel raids. | The Chadian government has accused Sudan's army of attacking a town on their border after days of rebel raids. |
| Communications Minister Mahamat Hissene told the BBC that the garrison town of Ade had been attacked by ground troops supported by helicopters. | Communications Minister Mahamat Hissene told the BBC that the garrison town of Ade had been attacked by ground troops supported by helicopters. |
| Mr Hissene said the fighting was continuing and confirmed a rebel raid on the smaller town of Am Zoer. | Mr Hissene said the fighting was continuing and confirmed a rebel raid on the smaller town of Am Zoer. |
| Last month, Sudan accused Chad of helping a Darfur rebel group attack a city just outside the Sudanese capital. | Last month, Sudan accused Chad of helping a Darfur rebel group attack a city just outside the Sudanese capital. |
| Chad denied the allegation but the UN says Sudan and Chad have been fighting a proxy war through each other's rebel groups. | Chad denied the allegation but the UN says Sudan and Chad have been fighting a proxy war through each other's rebel groups. |
| The two countries have signed numerous peace deals but these have never held. | The two countries have signed numerous peace deals but these have never held. |
| In February, Chadian rebels reached President Idris Deby's palace before being repelled by government forces. | |
| In recent days, the rebels have attacked several towns in the east, briefly occupied them and then moved on. | In recent days, the rebels have attacked several towns in the east, briefly occupied them and then moved on. |
| They say their intention is to march hundreds of kilometres to N'Djamena to oust President Deby. | |
| 'Surprise' | |
| Mr Hissene told the BBC's French Service that Sudan was revealing "its true colours" by attacking Ade. | |
| We have the right to ask ourselves about the effectiveness of such a force, of the usefulness of its presence in Chad President Idris Deby | |
| "The Chadian army's reaction will be on a level with the impudence of the Sudanese regime," Chad's government said in a statement, Reuters news agency reports. | |
| Earlier, President Deby accused the European peace force, which operates in eastern Chad, Eufor, of co-operating with rebels as they continue their latest offensive. | |
| "We've been surprised to see that, in its first hostile test, this force has rather cooperated with the invaders, allowing humanitarian workers' vehicles to be stolen and their food and fuel stocks burned and closing its eyes before the systematic massacre of civilians and refugees," the president said in a televised address. | |
| "We have the right to ask ourselves about the effectiveness of such a force, of the usefulness of its presence in Chad." | |
| Troops in the French-dominated, 3,700-strong Eufor started to deploy to Chad and the Central African Republic in April after a brief delay caused by an attempt by rebels to overthrow the Chadian government. | |
| On Monday, the UN refugee agency said Abeche, its main operating base in the east, had been sealed off by the army. | |
| Meanwhile, the United States moved all non-emergency staff from its embassy in the Chadian capital, N'Djamena, to Cameroon. | |
| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and the UN Security Council have both condemned the rebels' actions |