The raid on Borota took place in

Borota, Chad Borota ( ar, بوروتا) is a city in Chad. January 2006 raids On January 6, 2006, Janjaweed militants crossed the border Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or b ...

, near the eastern city of Adre, on January 6, 2006. According to Chadian sources, the attack began when

Janjaweed The Janjaweed ( ar, جنجويد, Janjawīd, lit=mounted gunman; also transliterated ''Janjawid'') are a Sudanese Arab militia group that operate in Sudan, particularly Darfur, and eastern Chad. Using the United Nations definition, the Janjaweed ...

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

ese

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men, crossed the

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from Sudan into Chad and attacked the cities of Borota,

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, and Moudaina. Nine civilians were killed and three were seriously injured, according to the report."Chad warns Sudan after cross-border raid kills 9"

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(Alertnet.org), January 6, 2006. The Chadian government stated, "The Sudanese militias attacked the settlements of Borota, Ade, Moudaina... yesterday killing nine and injuring three among the civilian population... The Chadian government once again warns the Sudanese government against any hasty action because aggression by Sudanese militias will not go unpunished for much longer." The attack has been confirmed by

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researchers present in the area of Borota, who have documented several attacks by Janjaweed militants since mid-December. Forty villages in the Borota area have been attacked and abandoned by civilians. In several attacks between December 16 and January 20, sixteen villagers were killed and six were wounded, with the last attack being directly witnessed by the Human Rights Watch researchers in the village.Cross-border Attacks on Civilians in Chad
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