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Chad
N'Djamena procures 60 armoured vehicles to prepare for new rebellions

Mahamat Idriss Déby's Transitional Military Council (CMT) has placed an order for 60 light armoured vehicles with US-UAE manufacturer The Armored Group (TAG) to handle future rebel offensives. [...]

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Abakar Abdelkerim Daoud
ANS
FACT
Idriss Deby
Mahamat Idriss Deby
Minusma
Nurol Makina
The Armored Group
Toyota
Transitional Military Council

Chad
Nurol Holding, standard bearer of Turkish interests in N'Djamena

Having recently delivered a new batch of twelve armoured vehicles for the Chadian army, the Turkish conglomerate Nurol Holding has consolidated its presence in N'Djamena and is also eyeing opportunities in the construction, infrastructure and mining sectors.

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Army embraces 'tailored' TAG vehicles as rebel threat resurfaces

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Chad's interim leader Mahamat Idriss Deby.

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Chad generals reject Eastern European military manufacturers

The Chadian army's heavy equipment, purchased mainly in former Eastern bloc countries, was badly affected by the recent battles with FACT rebels. The ruling Transitional Military Council now wants to modernise its arsenal and end the Ukrainian and Russian supply networks established under Idriss Déby.

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New masters of N'Djamena seek support against rebel threat

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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Son of the late Chadian president Idriss Deby, General Mahamat Idriss Deby.

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President Idriss Déby's sudden death on 20 April has sent shockwaves throughout Chad and further afield, prompting France to raise its operation Bharkane to maximum alert. Officially, the leader was killed in combat fighting the Fact rebels, but many questions remain on the circumstances leading to his death.

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Chad's president Idriss Déby, who died on 20 April.

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Abakar Abdelkerim Daoud
ANS
FACT
Idriss Deby
Mahamat Idriss Deby
Minusma
Nurol Makina
The Armored Group
Toyota
Transitional Military Council

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