Platform for Change, Unity and Democracy, abbreviated as S.C.U.D. (Socle pour le Changement, l'Unité et la Démocratie in
French), is a
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 Repub ...
ian
rebel group that was formed in October 2005 by former members of the
Military of Chad
french: Armée nationale tchadienne
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who deserted and united under founders and current leaders, 30-year-old
Yaya Dillo Djérou and his brother. The group's main objective is to oust the government of the current Chadian president, and uncle of Djérou and his brother,
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-ra ...
SCUD has bases in eastern Chad and in the
Darfur region of
Sudan. On December 18, 2005, SCUD, along with members of the
Rally for Democracy and Liberty
The Rally for Democracy and Liberty, abbreviated as R.D.L. (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et la Liberté in French) is a Chadian rebel group that was formed in August 2005 by former members of the Military of Chad who deserted and united under ...
(RDL) rebel group,
attacked Chadian troops stationed in the city of
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 co ...
, sparking the
Chadian-Sudanese conflict.
Massimo Giovanola of Cooperazione Internazionale said, "Déby is said to have got to the point of offering the rebels 400 million CFA
francs
The franc is any of various units of currency. One franc is typically divided into 100 centimes. The name is said to derive from the Latin inscription ''francorum rex'' ( King of the Franks) used on early French coins and until the 18th cent ...
(about €600,000) to put down their arms... but it’s not a question of money. Déby has acquired too much power in recent years and the
Zaghawa have decided to get rid of him."
External links
"War Breaks Out on Sudan Border"— Strategy Page (accessed December 29, 2005)
Chadian Civil War (2005–2010)
Rebel groups in Chad
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