In conjunction with the arrival of an African mission … Battles between the army and the rebels in Chad

Violent battles in western Chad between government forces and the trainers coincided with the arrival of a “fact-finding mission” of the African Union Commission yesterday to the capital N’Djamena to discuss the political and security situation in the country.

The Chadian army announced that its forces managed to paralyze a column of rebels during the clashes that took place in the Nuku region, the capital of North Kanem, more than 300 km north of the capital N’Djamena, the same area where President Idriss Deby Attino was killed 10 days ago.

A spokesman for the ruling Transitional Military Council stated that his forces lost a helicopter after it crashed due to a “technical malfunction,” but the statement did not specify the casualties in this accident.

The statements of the military spokesman came after the rebels of the “Front for Rotation and Accord” in Chad – who have launched an attack on the regime since April 11 last year – confirmed earlier yesterday that they had “destroyed” the helicopter.

Battles have been going on since mid-April between the army and the “Front of Rotation and Accord” in the Kanem desert region in western Chad, along the border with Niger and midway between Lake Chad and Tibesti in the north of the country. The front promised to “march to the capital, N’Djamena.”

Security sources say that the Front for Rotation and Accord in Chad, which has been stationed since its establishment in southern Libya, headed with columns of pickups to the south first and crossed the border between Chad and Libya, then passed through Niger and then returned to Chad to fight in Kanem.

An African Fact-Finding Mission
In conjunction with those battles, a “fact-finding mission” of the African Union Commission arrived Thursday in the Chadian capital to discuss the “political and security situation” in the country.

The African Union said in a statement that this 7-day mission aims to “study strategies aimed at facilitating a speedy return to constitutional order and democratic governance.” Advertising

The mission will then submit the results of its mission to the Peace and Security Council of the African Union “for consideration and decision-making.”

It is noteworthy that the Military Council had previously announced that there would be no “mediation or negotiations” with the rebels of the Front, and asked its ally Niger to help the families of its leader, Muhammad Mahdi Ali.

Since the announcement of Idriss Déby’s death, the military council has assumed power in Chad, headed by Mohamed Idriss Déby, son of the late president, who is considered the new strongman of the country with his monopoly on almost all the powers, along with 14 generals, all of whom were loyal to his father.

The commander of the Presidential Guard, General Mohamed Idriss Déby, annulled the constitution, dissolved the government and parliament, and promised to hold free and democratic elections within 18 months.