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Chad tries to rush gunships back home from Tbilissi to counter rebel advance

Two Mi-24 helicopter gunships belonging to the Chadian army have been overhauled in the Tbilaviamsheni factory in Tbilisi. © Africa Intelligence

As armed insurgents, mobilised since this month's presidential poll, threaten to capture Tebesti in northern Chad, the government is desperate to get back helicopters that have been overhauled in eastern Europe. [...]

Published on 20/04/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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