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New masters of N'Djamena seek support against rebel threat

Son of the late Chadian president Idriss Deby, General Mahamat Idriss Deby.
Son of the late Chadian president Idriss Deby, General Mahamat Idriss Deby. © Christophe Petit Tesson/POOL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
The Transitional Military Council, in power since the death of Idriss Deby, is worried about several Chadian rebel groups active in the Fezzan region of southern Libya. Chad is urgently trying to boost its firepower and wants help from Libya and Niger. [...]
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