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20 Dead In Apparent Boko Haram Attempt To Takeover Government In Chad
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#Breaking News #China #Chad #Deby #DRC #France #Idriss #Mahamat #ndjamena #Nigeria ©January 9th, 2025 ®January 9, 2025 7:15 pm Suspected Boko Haram terrorists attempted to break into Chad Presidential Palace on Wednesday night after China Foreign Minister, Wang Yi had met with President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno and left for Nigeria to meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in continuation of his Africa tour which he started the visit with Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC where he had previous day met with Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at the old State House.
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suspected Boh Haram terrorists attempted
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to break into CH presidential Palace on
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Wednesday night after China foreign
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minister when he had met with President
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Muhammad Idris Dei Ito and left for
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Nigeria to meet with President B amedu
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in continuation of his Africa which he
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started the visit with Democratic
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Republic of Congo DRC where he had
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previously met with vice president net
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bandi at the Old State House Chan
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government dismissed claims that the
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attacker were terrorists but fa to St
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the identities of the 24 armed men
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widely believed to be members of the boo
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Haram set that stung the presidential
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Palace shooting dead two security
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officers and thus sped a heavy Goering
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by the presidential guards who shoot
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dead 18 out of the 24 suspects and
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arrested others who sustained injuries
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hours before the shooting began one had
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met with President Muhammad Idris Debbie
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and other senior officials Debbie was
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inside the complex during the attack
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according to government spokes c abdan k
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Mala chat says military foiled
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destabilization attempt local media also
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reported that the attack on the
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presidential Palace occurred same
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Wednesday about 70 French soldiers and 8
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tons of caro have left in ger in line
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with the end of char military
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relationship with France which both
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governments have made some Exchange
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wordss in recent days Chan prime
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minister Alam May halena has said the
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deadline for the final withdrawal of
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French forces from our territory is set
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for January 31st
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2025 this period is neither negotiable
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nor modifiable authorities said six
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attackers and three security Personnel
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sustained injuries residents near the
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compound reported hearing heavy gunfire
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but the government has assured the
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public that the situation is under
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control with soldiers protecting the
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president chart's foreign Minister and
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government spokesperson Aban kolala
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assured the public that the situation
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was under control the attempt to
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destabilize has been thed colala said in
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a video statement flanked by soldiers a
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Security Source according to local media
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said the attackers were members of the
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boo Haram jihadist group but Cola letter
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said they were probably not terrorists
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describing them as drunken pi nicholis a
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reference to a French comic feature in
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har Kooks he said they attacked four
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guards before entering the presidential
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complex where they were easily
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overpowered adding the surviving asants
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were completely dropped the attack
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occurred about a week after the African
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nation held parliamentary elections that
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were supposed to help restore democracy
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but the men opposition party boycotted
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the polls results have not yet been
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announced and analysts have said they
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expect the election to help debno
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consolidate his grip on power Dei itno
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seized power as a military ruler after
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his father who spent three decades
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leading the country was killed fighting
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rebels in
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2021 debner won a presidential election
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last year that International observers
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have said was not credible individuals
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in three vehicles attacked the military
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camps around the president's office but
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the Army neutralized them a source said
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speaking on condition of anonymity
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earlier residents in the area described
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hearing loud voles of gunshots I am
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stuck at PL the nation in front of the
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president's office because I hear
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intense gunfire and military vehicles
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coming from all directions said one of
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the residents abas Mahammad side who had
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been riding his
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motorcycle president Muhammad Idris de
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came in to power after Rebels killed his
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father long-standing president Idris
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deavy as he was visiting troops fighting
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militias in the north of the country in
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2021 the older Dey had ruled Chad which
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is rich in all resources but one of the
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poorest countries in Africa since a coup
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in the early
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1990s rter Sting the criminal prosecutor
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over the fil attack reported that fed
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attack on chat's presidential compound
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overnight was carried out by a group of
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two dozen armed ill intentioned
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individuals who were neutralized by
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security forces the public prosecutor
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said on Thursday the details of the
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incident remained unclear the attack
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comes at a delicate time for Chad which
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recently scrapped a defense cooperation
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p with longtime partner France that made
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it a king Western alley in the fight
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against islamist militants in West and
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Central Africa's Sahel region the region
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has been r by insurgencies including by
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groups linked to Islamic State alqaeda
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and boo Haram for more than a decad
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military authorities in Mali Bina Faso
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and Niger which shares a border with
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Chad have recently turned their backs on
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the West in favor of Russian military
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support chat's public prosecutors said
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24 armed asant drove up to the
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presidential Palace on Wednesday evening
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found a breakdown and attacked sec
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security guards maning the gate killing
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two and lightly wounded five others as
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the tribe to enter the compound Security
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Forces killed 18 of the asant and
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wounded six who were taken to hospital
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the prosecutor said investigations have
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been launched to identify all
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instigators and accomplices the
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prosecutor said in a statement in an
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earlier interview on National Television
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government spokesperson abdan kolala
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said the as
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who seemed intoxicated and disorganized
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were only armed with knives and
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machetes security sources and
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researchers said there was still a lot
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of confusion surrounding the incident
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which sparked speculation it could be
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linked to jihadist groups ethnic
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tensions or discontent over the Fallout
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of a war in neighboring Sudan it is too
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early to draw conclusions over exactly
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what happened a Security Source in Ana
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said col said it was probably not a
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terrorist act rotor's report ends in
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quote as bringing you the news in a more
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