N'DJAMENA, March 19, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A drone from war-torn Sudan killed 17people when it bombed the border town of Tine in eastern Chad, the Chadiangovernment said Thursday, raising an earlier toll. Late Wednesday, a military source told AFP a drone attack from Sudanattributed to the RSF had killed 16 people in Tine. He ordered the army to "retaliate starting from tonight to any attack comingfrom Sudan", according to a presidency statement on social media. Darfur, a vast region in western Sudan bordering Chad, has been almostentirely controlled by RSF paramilitaries since they captured the city of El-Fasher in October. Nearly 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) long and located in a desert region, theborder between Chad and Sudan remains porous and difficult to control.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 19, 2026 10:40 UTC