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Airstrike Kills 12 Near Chad-Sudan Border
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In Short: An air strike on a fuel market near Chad’s border with Sudan killed 12 and injured seven, according to officials.
An air strike on a fuel market near Chad’s border with Sudan killed 12 and injured seven, according to officials. The attack, which targeted a fuel market where the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) refueled, was reported by a Chadian security source.
Chad previously accused Sudan of being responsible for an air strike that hit a military convoy in its territory the previous week. However, Chad’s army stated that the recent strikes occurred more than 100km inside its territory in the eastern Ennedi region, with no Chadian casualties.
In response to threats posed by drones, Chad had raised its alert level in the area to its highest point and deployed about 100 armored vehicles and signal-jamming trucks near eastern Tine, close to the Sudanese border.
Addressing the ongoing tensions, a Chadian security source told AFP that the strike 'targeted a fuel market where the RSF refuel' and resulted in 12 deaths and seven injuries.
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- An air strike on a fuel market near Chad’s border with Sudan killed 12 and injured seven, according to officials.
- Addressing Thursday’s strike, a Chadian security source said it “targeted a fuel market where the RSF [Rapid Support Forces] refuel. The strike killed 12 people and wounded seven”, AFP news agency reported about the…
- Previously, Chad said that Sudan was responsible for an air strike that hit a military convoy in its territory last week.
- Chad’s army said the strikes took place more than 100km (62 miles) inside its territory in the eastern Ennedi region, and that there were no Chadian casualties.
- In response to threats posed by drones, Chad had raised its alert level in the area to its highest point, according to a security source.
- The country deployed about 100 armoured vehicles and signal-jamming trucks near eastern Tine, close to the Sudanese border, a local source told Reuters news agency.
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- Al Jazeeralink