Identifier
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07NDJAMENA101
2007-02-01 17:01:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Ndjamena
Cable title:  

CHAD: NEW CLASHES ON SUDAN/CHAD BORDER

Tags:  MOPS PGOV PREF PREL CD 
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MOPS PGOV PREF PREL CD
SUBJECT: CHAD: NEW CLASHES ON SUDAN/CHAD BORDER


UNCLAS NDJAMENA 000101

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MOPS PGOV PREF PREL CD
SUBJECT: CHAD: NEW CLASHES ON SUDAN/CHAD BORDER



1. (U) In what was apparently a combined operation, UFDD
(Union of Forces for Democracy and Development),RAFD
(African Assembly of Democratic Forces) and RNDP (National
Assembly for Democracy and Progress) rebels attacked Adre in
the early hours of February 1. Humanitarian aid workers in
the area report that fighting between Chadian army and rebel
forces was heavy. The rebels claim that they now hold Adre,
but the Government and other sources claim that this is not
true.


2. (U) Foreign Minister Al Alami convoked the diplomatic
corps, reporting that the Chadian Army (ANT) had repelled the
rebel attacks and was now on the offensive. He said that the
ANT was pursuing the retreating rebels into Sudan. The
Foreign Minister characterized Sudanese involvement as
reflecting its &expansionist and racist8 policy toward Chad.

3 (SBU) Embassy sources have suggested that recent withdrawal
of some ANT forces from Adre to the Guereda area may have
emboldened the rebels to attack. Various sources report more
overt Sudanese military involvement.


4. (SBU) According to UNHCR sources, although fighting
continues, the rebels did not take Abre. One source with the
Sudanese rebel movement said that the fighting was over and
that the Chadian rebels were back inside Sudan. There have
also been reports of rebel activity north of Lake Chad.
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