Chad Rebels Prepare Offensive As Former President Is Buried

 

The Guardian: Chad rebels prepare offensive as president Idriss Déby is buried  

Front for Change and Concord heads towards capital, N’Djamena, where memorial took place. 

Rebels were preparing a new offensive towards the capital of Chad on Friday as dignitaries and supporters paid their final respects to Idriss Déby, the veteran ruler of the central African state, who died earlier this week from wounds sustained “on the battlefield”. 

The Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) said its forces were about 190 miles (300km) north of N’Djamena, the capital, but would observe a pause in hostilities to allow time for Déby, who was 68 when he died, to be buried. 

“We will let them bury him … It’s a humane attitude” Sharfadine Galmaye, a spokesperson for FACT, said.  

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