Clashes in Chad

                   

Food riot at refugee camp in Darfur kills one, injuries six others - UN

un.org     04-Sep-2008   1 related          

4 September 2008 – One person was killed and six others were injured during a food riot inside a camp that houses Chadian refugees in the Sudanese region of Darfur, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...                    

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Cameroon: Rapid Intervention Military Unit Strays From Its Mission

allafrica.com     29-Aug-2008   3 related          

In 2001 the Cameroonian government created a special rapid intervention battalion (BIR) to quell hostage-taking and looting by criminal gangs operating on its eastern and northern borders, but this force is now straying...                    

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Farewell to world peace?

csmonitor.com     28-Aug-2008          

The Georgian conflict ended 1,716 days of no war between nations. The war over South Ossetia reminds us of the awesome destructive power of modern states – hundreds of people reportedly killed in a single day, soldiers...                    

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Irish peacekeepers ready for 'rebel season' in Chad

independent.ie     27-Aug-2008          

By Tom Brady Security Editor Wednesday August 27 2008 IRISH peacekeeping troops in Chad are gearing up for a tough six months as rebel forces step up their offensive. Intelligence reports available to military commanders...                    

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Waging internal war

denverpost.com     27-Aug-2008          

The Army's suicide rate is at a high, and kin say that multiple deployments are to blame. By David Olinger and Erin Emery The Denver Post TRAVIS VIRGADAMO | Deemed suicidal in boot camp, Virgadamo was still shipped to Iraq...                    

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Sudan president denies Darfur involvement

guardian.co.uk     20-Aug-2008   28 related          

Al-Bashir visits Turkey and says ICC claims of genocide are 'non-existent' and death toll inflated Refugees who fled violent conflict near Darfur head for a camp near Goz Beida in Chad. Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters Sudan's...                    

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Chad: President Deby’s forces, rebels clash

somalinet.com     20-Aug-2008          

Chad: President Deby’s forces, rebels clash Wed. August 20, 2008 01:32 pm. - (SomaliNet) Days of clashes in the Birak region of eastern Chad between rebels and forces loyal to President Idriss Deby Itno have claimed a large...                    

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Sean Jacobs: Think you know US candidates' views on Africa?

guardian.co.uk     19-Jul-2008   2 related          

Throughout the 1980s, the Reagan administration operated an open-door policy for African dictators and the racist apartheid regime in South Africa. The man oiling Washington's political establishment on behalf of most of this...                    

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Growing Security Fears Worry Humanitarian Workers in Chad

voanews.com     19-Jul-2008          

International aid workers are expressing concern over what some describe as the worsening security situation in Eastern Chad. Field workers from international humanitarian organizations have expressed renewed worries over their...                    

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Sudan, Chad restore diplomatic ties

channel4.com     18-Jul-2008   21 related          

Last Modified: 18 Jul 2008 Source: PA News Sudan's president has agreed to resume diplomatic ties with Chad, one month after severing them following an unprecedented rebel attack near the Sudanese capital. President Omar...                    

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