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'Many dead' in rebel raid on Chad | 'Many dead' in rebel raid on Chad |
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Chad's government says it has repelled a rebel raid launched from neighbouring Sudan, leaving many fighters dead. | Chad's government says it has repelled a rebel raid launched from neighbouring Sudan, leaving many fighters dead. |
Chad says eight soldiers were killed in "heavy fighting" after a convoy of 200 vehicles crossed the border. | Chad says eight soldiers were killed in "heavy fighting" after a convoy of 200 vehicles crossed the border. |
Chad and Sudan have long swapped accusations of backing each other's rebel groups. | Chad and Sudan have long swapped accusations of backing each other's rebel groups. |
Chad shares a long border with Sudan's lawless Darfur region, where some 200,000 people have died during a four-year conflict. | Chad shares a long border with Sudan's lawless Darfur region, where some 200,000 people have died during a four-year conflict. |
"A column of more than 200 vehicles with armed elements attacked a defence and security forces position this [Monday] morning at Amdjerima," said government spokesman Hourmadji Moussa Doumgor in a statement. | "A column of more than 200 vehicles with armed elements attacked a defence and security forces position this [Monday] morning at Amdjerima," said government spokesman Hourmadji Moussa Doumgor in a statement. |
He said 38 rebel vehicles had been destroyed. | |
"The defence and security forces fought back with determination to rout the attackers, who as usual had come from Sudan. The search goes on," he said | |
A rebel spokesman confirmed that there had been fighting but denied that his forces had been routed, reports the AFP news agency. | |
Last week, Chadian officials said at least 65 people had been killed in a cross-border raid by Sudanese militia. | |
A BBC correspondent in Chad says relations between the neighbours have been strained for months despite a series of peace deals. | A BBC correspondent in Chad says relations between the neighbours have been strained for months despite a series of peace deals. |
The UN has approved funding for an 11,000-strong force to be sent to stabilise the eastern border region, although Chad says it only wants a police operation, not a military one. | The UN has approved funding for an 11,000-strong force to be sent to stabilise the eastern border region, although Chad says it only wants a police operation, not a military one. |
The conflict in Darfur has spilled over the border, forcing some 120,000 Chadians to join more than 200,000 Sudanese refugees in camps along the border. | The conflict in Darfur has spilled over the border, forcing some 120,000 Chadians to join more than 200,000 Sudanese refugees in camps along the border. |