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Chad, Sudan 'in border clashes' | |
(about 6 hours later) | |
Clashes have been reported between troops of Chad and Sudan on the countries' border after Chad's army earlier engaged with rebel forces. | |
A Sudan army spokesman said they had suffered 17 casualties as Chad's army pursued rebel forces across the border. | |
Chad has not confirmed fighting inside Sudan but said eight of its soldiers were earlier killed as they repelled a rebel raid into its territory. | |
Chad and Sudan have long traded accusations of backing 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. |
UN funding | |
A Sudanese army spokesman told Reuters news agency a convoy of Chadian troops and vehicles attacked Sudanese soldiers 2km inside Sudan's border. | |
He gave no details of where the incident took place and his claim could not be independently verified. | |
Chad has given no official response but AFP news agency quoted one Chadian source as confirming the clash, saying 30 fighters on both sides were killed. | |
Earlier, Chad's government said it had repelled a rebel raid that was launched from Sudan | |
"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. | He said 38 rebel vehicles had been destroyed. |
The Chadian National Concord rebel groups said 10 of its fighters were killed in a six-hour battle. | |
Last week, Chadian officials said at least 65 people had been killed in a cross-border raid by Sudanese militia. | 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. |