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Battle Of Am Dam
The Battle of Am Dam took place in and around the eastern Chadian town of Am Dam on May 7 and May 8, 2009 when Chadian Army forces attacked a column of advancing Union of Forces for the Resistance (UFR) rebels. Battle At 11:30 on the morning of May 7, 2009, a Presidential Guard battalion led by General Toufa Abdoulaye ambushed a column of UFR rebels on the eastern outskirts of Am Dam, a village 100 kilometers south of Abéché in southeastern Chad. Mounted infantry from both sides exchanged fire from the backs of Toyota “technicals” mounted with heavy weapons. One eyewitness saw anti-aircraft weapons used against targets on the ground. Am Dam’s hospital sustained severe damage when a government vehicle offloading casualties drew fire from rebels forces, which also destroyed 14 civilian structures in the vicinity with errant shells. According to hospital workers, government soldiers returned fire and promptly withdrew. Less than an hour after the skirmish began, rebel veh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil War In Chad (2005–2010)
Chadian Civil War may refer to: *Chadian Civil War (1965–1979) *Chadian Civil War (1979–1986), amid the Chadian–Libyan conflict *Chadian Civil War (2005–2010) *Insurgency in Northern Chad **2021 Northern Chad offensive A military offensive in Northern Chad, initiated by the Chadian rebel group Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), took place from 11 April to 9 May 2021. It began in the Tibesti Region in the north of the country following the 2021 Chadia ... See also * War in Chad (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Am Dam
Am Dam ( ar, أم دام) is the capital of Djourf Al Ahmar Department in Sila Region, Chad, located at an important crossroads in the Batha River valley. It is a small town about northwest of Goz-Beida and by road from the capital N'Djamena. Am Dam is also the name of the Sub-Prefecture that the city is within. The population of the entire Am Dam Sub-Prefecture is 77,593. The town is served by Am Dam Airport. History It was captured by rebels advancing on N'Djamena on June 15, 2008. A battle A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ... near the town stopped an attempted rebel offensive in May 2009 and put the town under Chadian government control again, with more than 200 reported deaths. References {{coord, 12, 45, 44, N, 20, 28, 13, E, display=title Sila Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad
Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west. Chad has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city of N'Djamena. Chad has several regions: a desert zone in the north, an arid Sahelian belt in the centre and a more fertile Sudanian Savanna zone in the south. Lake Chad, after which the country is named, is the second-largest wetland in Africa. Chad's official languages are Arabic and French. It is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups. Islam (55.1%) and Christianity (41.1%) are the main religions practiced in Chad. Beginning in the 7th millennium BC, human populations moved into the Chadian basin in great numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Forces For The Resistance
The Union of Resistance Forces (french: Union des forces de la résistance, ar, اتحاد قوى المقاومة; abbreviated UFR) is an alliance of Chadian rebel groups. Origins The UFR was founded in mid-January 2009 as an alliance of eight separate rebel groups: History The UFR was established near the end of the Chadian Civil War (2005–2010) by rebel groups opposed to the government of President Idriss Déby. Timane Erdimi, nephew of Déby and leader of the RFC, was appointed the head of the alliance. UFR forces suffered severe losses to the Chadian Army at the Battle of Am Dam in May 2009 and the Battle of Tamassi in April 2010. The severe casualties suffered by the UFR, along with peace agreements signed between Chad and Sudan, led the alliance to splinter and disperse. It began to reconstitute itself in neighboring Libya in 2013. The UFR reportedly took part in the June 2018 Gulf of Sidra Offensive against the Libyan National Army (LNA), attempting to capture the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timan Erdimi
Timane Erdimi is the leader of the Chadian rebel group Rally of Democratic Forces (''Rassemblement des Forces pour le Changement'', RFC) which had 800 soldiers in early 2008. He is a member of the ethnic group Zaghawa and nephew of the Chadian President Idriss Déby.Seibert HB (November 2007MIT Security Studies Program Working Paper/ref> Biography An international arrest warrant was issued by Chad for Erdimi in 2007. He was among 12 people sentenced to death ''in absentia'' by a Chadian court on August 15, 2008. Responding to this sentence, Erdimi said that he had been unaware of the trial and remarked that it was his opponents in the government who "should be put on trial". Despite past differences, various rebel groups, including the RFC, agreed to unite as the Union of Resistance Forces on January 19, 2009. Erdimi said that this move would "allow us to better fight against the regime", and he spoke scornfully of the improvements Déby had made to his military, saying that Déb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamouda Beki
Hammouda (in Arabic حمودة) or Hamouda or Hammuda is a given name derived of Hammoud and variants Hamoud and Hamud. It is also a common surname in Arabic. Notable people with the name include: Hammouda * Adel Hammouda (born 1948), Egyptian journalist *Hammouda Pacha Bey, (died 1666), second Bey of Tunis of the Mouradite dynasty reigning from 1631 until his death Hamouda *Hamouda Ahmed El Bashir, Sudanese footballer *Amirouche Aït Hamouda (1926-1959), commonly called Colonel Amirouche, a leader in the Algerian War, organizing the maquis of the Wilaya III and considered a national hero in Algeria *Attia Hamouda (born 1914), Egyptian weightlifter *Nabil Hamouda (born 1983), Algerian footballer *Nassima Ben Hamouda (born 1973), Algerian volleyball player Hammuda *Hammuda ibn Ali (1759–1814) leader of the Husainid Dynasty and the ruler of Tunisia from 1782 until his death *Yahya Hammuda (1908-2006), Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idriss Déby
Idriss Déby Itno ' (18 June 1952 – 20 April 2021) was a Chadian politician and military officer who was the president of Chad from 1990 until his death in 2021. Déby was a member of the Bidayat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group. A high-ranking commander of President Hissène Habré's military during the 1980s, Déby played important roles in the Toyota War which led to Chad's victory during the Libyan-Chadian conflict. He was later purged by Habré after being suspected of plotting a coup, and was forced into exile in Libya. He took power by leading a coup d'état against Habré in December 1990. Despite introducing a multi-party system in 1992 after several decades of one-party rule under his predecessors, throughout his presidency, his Patriotic Salvation Movement was the dominant party. Déby won presidential elections in 1996 and 2001, and after term limits were eliminated he won again in 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021. During the Second Congo War, Déby briefly ordered mili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakhit Ahmat Djouma
Bakheet ( ar, بخيت), also transliterated Bakhet or Bakhit, and sometimes even Bekheet or Bekhit, and also sometimes preceded by ''Al-'' or ''El-'' ( ar, البخيت), is an Arabic surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Abdullah Bin Bakheet, Saudi journalist and novelist * Amina Bakhit, Sudanese middle-distance runner * Marouf al-Bakhit, Jordanian politician * Mohammed Abduh Bakhet, Qatari long-distance runner * Mohammad Al-Bakhit, Jordanian Taekwondo practitioner * Omer Mohamed Bakhit, Sudanese footballer * Rawya Bekhit, Emirati volleyball player * Saad Bakheet Mubarak, Emirati footballer * Salem Nasser Bakheet, Bahraini athlete * Suleiman Bakhit, Jordanian entrepreneur * Waleed Al-Bekheet, Kuwaiti hammer thrower * Yaseen Al-Bakhit, Jordanian footballer * Zuhair Bakheet Zuhair Saeed Bakheet-Bilal ( ar, زهير بخيت, also spelled as Bakhit; [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chadian Army
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Popular Front For National Rebirth
Popular Front for National Rebirth ( French: ''Front populaire pour la renaissance nationale,'' ''FPRN'') is a rebel group operating in Tissi area, where borders of CAR, Chad and Sudan meet. It was founded in 2001 by Adoum Yacoub ‘Kougou’, a veteran of Chadian armed opposition groups. The group begun fighting in Darfur area along Sudanese Liberation Movement during the Darfur war. For most of its existence it operated in southeastern Chad. It is mostly composed of Ouaddaïan but it also has Masalit and Tama combatants. Its fighters are considered to have significant military experience. Activity In 2001, the group was formed and begun fighting alongside SLM in West Darfur but it was pushed out by Sudanese Armed Forces into Chadian territory. In late 2007 FRPN joined UFR but it remained largely autonomous, it left UFR only several month after joining it. During its time in UFR, FRPN received 50–60 vehicles from Sudan. During the Battle of Am Dam Chad retreated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 In Chad
Events in the year 2009 in Chad. In general, the year was mostly one with rampant negative issues regarding political instability and other undesirable conditions of a country. Incumbents * President: Idriss Déby * Prime Minister: Youssouf Saleh Abbas Déby and Abbas were incumbent throughout the year following the 2006 Chadian presidential election, in which Déby had won a majority of the votes. Events May *May 9 - Chad captures 150 rebels near Am-Dam after having crossed over the eastern border with Sudan. This was a single event in part of a larger conflict. *May 15 - Sudan accused Chad for two air bombardments in its territory done by the Chadian government to attack Chadian rebel groups' bases in Sudan. October *October 9 - Activists voiced concerns with Chadian government over oil pipeline backed by the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) over environmental and human displacement concerns. *October 15 - The Food and Agriculture Organization declared a huma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
