Chad’s military said on Saturday that it had captured more than 250 rebels during an operation against militants crossing from Libya.<\/p>\n
A statement said that the large number included “four leaders” who had been detained.<\/p>\n
They said 40 of the rebels’ vehicles had been destroyed and hundreds of weapons had been seized.<\/p>\n
France, which provides military support to Chad, used warplanes this week to attack the convoy in the Ennedi region.<\/p>\n
It announced on Thursday that it had attacked the stream of vehicles<\/a>\u00a0several times this week in conjunction with Chad’s armed forces.<\/p>\n The militants had managed to cross hundreds of kilometres into the country before being halted, AFP news agency reports.<\/p>\n Intelligence sources who spoke to Reuters news agency said only 100 militants had been captured.<\/p>\n The incursion is the latest in a series of threats against the rule of President Idriss D\u00e9by.<\/p>\n French troops are currently deployed in Chad as part of Operation Barkhane – an ongoing coalition effort in Africa’s Sahel region to fight jihadist insurgents.<\/p>\n France ruled Chad as a colony from 1900 until it gained independence in 1960 and it has supported President D\u00e9by before.<\/p>\n Read more on BBC Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chad’s military said on Saturday that it had captured more than 250 rebels during an operation against militants crossing from Libya. A statement said that the large number included “four leaders” who had been detained. They said 40 of the … Continue reading \n