The Rally of Forces for Change (in French: ''Rassemblement des forces pour le changement'' or RFC), formerly the Rally of Democratic Forces (in French: ''Rassemblement des Forces Démocratiques'' or RaFD) is a Chadian rebel group led by Timane Erdimi. It is currently allied to the

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rebel group and both were dedicated to overthrowing Erdimi's uncle,

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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-ranki ...

and his

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. As of May 1, 2006, RFC has a significant presence in the cities of

Guéréda Guéréda ( ar, غيريدا) is a town in the Wadi Fira Region, Chad. It is located at around . Guéréda was the site of fighting between the Chadian army and the Rally of Democratic Forces (RAFD) in early December 2006. On December 1, el ...

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and

Adré Adré (Arabic: أدري) is the main town of the Assoungha department in the Ouaddaï Region of Chad. It is located very close to Chad's eastern border with Sudan, 400m away. The town is served by Adré Airport. History The Chadian-Sudanese ...

. The 12,000 troops that make up the RFC were expected to disrupt the 2006 presidential elections, but they did not, and President Déby returned to power.

September 2006 government offensive

On September 19, 2006, the

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began a campaign involving 3,000 against the RFC, according to the Military of Chad. The troops attacked RFC rebels at the Hadjer Marfaine area bordering Sudan,Chad: New Offensive Targets Rebels
IndiaDaily while simultaneously attacking other groups within the UFDC at Moudeina, and

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. Mahamat Inee, RFC spokesperson, said, "We were attacked by two columns of government troops on 19 September, but we repelled them." Inee said the RFC took 43 government soldiers prisoner, and seized 40 jeeps and trucks and two tanks. He confirmed news reports that French Mirage fighter jets stationed in Abeche made surveillance runs over the RFC's position. Timane Edrimi warned that "all French citizens, military or civil, that fall into the hands of our combatants will be considered like mercenaries and treated accordingly."Chad: New Fronts Open in Eastern Fighting
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